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#49CB2A

#49cb2a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#49cb2a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 79.61% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 108.45°, with 65.71% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.443

Complementary

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #ac2acb

Split complementary

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #5c2acb
  3. #cb2a99

Analogous

  1. #99cb2a
  2. #49cb2a
  3. #2acb5c

Triadic

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #2a49cb
  3. #cb2a49

Tetradic

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #2acbac
  3. #ac2acb
  4. #cb2a49

Square

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #2a99cb
  3. #ac2acb
  4. #cb5c2a

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4c10
  2. #328c1d
  3. #49cb2a
  4. #7bdf63
  5. #b0eca2

Shades

#49cb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #42b726
  3. #3aa222
  4. #338e1d
  5. #2c7a19
  6. #256615
  7. #1d5111
  8. #163d0d
  9. #0f2908
  10. #071404
  11. #000000

Tints

#49cb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #5bd03f
  3. #6dd555
  4. #80db6a
  5. #92e07f
  6. #a4e595
  7. #b6eaaa
  8. #c8efbf
  9. #dbf5d4
  10. #edfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49cb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49cb2a
  2. #4fc433
  3. #54bc3b
  4. #5ab544
  5. #5fad4c
  6. #65a655
  7. #6a9e5e
  8. #709766
  9. #758f6f
  10. #7b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bc8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33c4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc013 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fba37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3dc78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49cb2a {
  color: #49cb2a;
}
Background
.bg-49cb2a {
  background-color: #49cb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49cb2a {
  border: 2px solid #49cb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49cb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 203 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49cb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49cb2a, #2acb5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49cb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 203 42 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.71 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.63 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.41 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.52 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.39 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.16 #b634d5 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#49cb2a  rgb(73, 203, 42)  hsl(108, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ac2acb  rgb(172, 42, 203)  hsl(288, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#2a49cb  rgb(42, 73, 203)  hsl(228, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cb2a49  rgb(203, 42, 73)  hsl(348, 66%, 48%)  Brick Red