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#4ECB16

#4ecb16 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4ecb16 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 79.61% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.16% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 101.44°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4439

Complementary

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #9316cb

Split complementary

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #3916cb
  3. #cb16a8

Analogous

  1. #a8cb16
  2. #4ecb16
  3. #16cb39

Triadic

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #164ecb
  3. #cb164e

Tetradic

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #16cb93
  3. #9316cb
  4. #cb164e

Square

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #16a8cb
  3. #9316cb
  4. #cb3916

Monochromatic

  1. #194107
  2. #33860f
  3. #4ecb16
  4. #77eb43
  5. #a9f288

Shades

#4ecb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #46b714
  3. #3ea212
  4. #378e0f
  5. #2f7a0d
  6. #27660b
  7. #1f5109
  8. #173d07
  9. #102904
  10. #081402
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ecb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #60d02d
  3. #71d545
  4. #83db5c
  5. #95e073
  6. #a7e58b
  7. #b8eaa2
  8. #caefb9
  9. #dcf5d0
  10. #edfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ecb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ecb16
  2. #53c421
  3. #58bc2b
  4. #5db536
  5. #62ad40
  6. #67a64b
  7. #6c9e56
  8. #719760
  9. #768f6b
  10. #7b8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bc8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ec4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1ba2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ecb16 {
  color: #4ecb16;
}
Background
.bg-4ecb16 {
  background-color: #4ecb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ecb16 {
  border: 2px solid #4ecb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ecb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 203 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ecb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ecb16, #16cb39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ecb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 203 22 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.96 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.18 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.29 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.60 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.51 #b134e9 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#4ecb16  rgb(78, 203, 22)  hsl(101, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9316cb  rgb(147, 22, 203)  hsl(281, 80%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#164ecb  rgb(22, 78, 203)  hsl(221, 80%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cb164e  rgb(203, 22, 78)  hsl(341, 80%, 44%)  Ruby