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#49CB09

#49cb09 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#49cb09 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 79.61% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 100.21°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4415

Complementary

  1. #49cb09
  2. #8b09cb

Split complementary

  1. #49cb09
  2. #2a09cb
  3. #cb09aa

Analogous

  1. #aacb09
  2. #49cb09
  3. #09cb2a

Triadic

  1. #49cb09
  2. #0949cb
  3. #cb0949

Tetradic

  1. #49cb09
  2. #09cb8b
  3. #8b09cb
  4. #cb0949

Square

  1. #49cb09
  2. #09aacb
  3. #8b09cb
  4. #cb2a09

Monochromatic

  1. #143903
  2. #2f8206
  3. #49cb09
  4. #6ef62b
  5. #a0f974

Shades

#49cb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49cb09
  2. #42b708
  3. #3aa207
  4. #338e06
  5. #2c7a05
  6. #256605
  7. #1d5104
  8. #163d03
  9. #0f2902
  10. #071401
  11. #000000

Tints

#49cb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49cb09
  2. #5bd022
  3. #6dd53a
  4. #80db53
  5. #92e06b
  6. #a4e584
  7. #b6ea9d
  8. #c8efb5
  9. #dbf5ce
  10. #edfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49cb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49cb09
  2. #4fc415
  3. #54bc21
  4. #5ab52d
  5. #5fad39
  6. #65a645
  7. #6a9e50
  8. #70975c
  9. #758f68
  10. #7b8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bc8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36c4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0ba24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fc789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49cb09 {
  color: #49cb09;
}
Background
.bg-49cb09 {
  background-color: #49cb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49cb09 {
  border: 2px solid #49cb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49cb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 203 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49cb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49cb09, #09cb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49cb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 203 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.83 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.64 #b634f6 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#49cb09  rgb(73, 203, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#8b09cb  rgb(139, 9, 203)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#0949cb  rgb(9, 73, 203)  hsl(220, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#cb0949  rgb(203, 9, 73)  hsl(340, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal