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#49CA2A

#49ca2a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#49ca2a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 79.22% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.21% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 108.38°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.4382

Complementary

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #ab2aca

Split complementary

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #5b2aca
  3. #ca2a99

Analogous

  1. #99ca2a
  2. #49ca2a
  3. #2aca5b

Triadic

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #2a49ca
  3. #ca2a49

Tetradic

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #2acaab
  3. #ab2aca
  4. #ca2a49

Square

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #2a99ca
  3. #ab2aca
  4. #ca5b2a

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4b10
  2. #328b1d
  3. #49ca2a
  4. #7ade62
  5. #b0eca1

Shades

#49ca2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #42b626
  3. #3aa222
  4. #338d1d
  5. #2c7919
  6. #256515
  7. #1d5111
  8. #163d0d
  9. #0f2808
  10. #071404
  11. #000000

Tints

#49ca2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #5bcf3f
  3. #6dd555
  4. #80da6a
  5. #92df7f
  6. #a4e595
  7. #b6eaaa
  8. #c8efbf
  9. #dbf4d4
  10. #edfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49ca2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49ca2a
  2. #4fc333
  3. #54bb3b
  4. #5ab444
  5. #5fac4c
  6. #65a555
  7. #6a9e5e
  8. #709666
  9. #758f6f
  10. #7b8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bb8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34c3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabf13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eb936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3dc68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49ca2a {
  color: #49ca2a;
}
Background
.bg-49ca2a {
  background-color: #49ca2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49ca2a {
  border: 2px solid #49ca2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49ca2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 202 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49ca2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49ca2a, #2aca5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49ca2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 202 42 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.99 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.32 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.42 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.11 #b635d5 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#49ca2a  rgb(73, 202, 42)  hsl(108, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ab2aca  rgb(171, 42, 202)  hsl(288, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#2a49ca  rgb(42, 73, 202)  hsl(228, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#ca2a49  rgb(202, 42, 73)  hsl(348, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal