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#55CB2E

#55cb2e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55cb2e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 79.61% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.34% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 105.1°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4484

Complementary

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #a42ecb

Split complementary

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #562ecb
  3. #cb2ea3

Analogous

  1. #a3cb2e
  2. #55cb2e
  3. #2ecb56

Triadic

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #2e55cb
  3. #cb2e55

Tetradic

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #2ecba4
  3. #a42ecb
  4. #cb2e55

Square

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #2ea3cb
  3. #a42ecb
  4. #cb562e

Monochromatic

  1. #214e12
  2. #3b8d20
  3. #55cb2e
  4. #85dd69
  5. #b8eba7

Shades

#55cb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #4db729
  3. #44a225
  4. #3c8e20
  5. #337a1c
  6. #2b6617
  7. #225112
  8. #1a3d0e
  9. #112909
  10. #091405
  11. #000000

Tints

#55cb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #66d043
  3. #77d558
  4. #88db6d
  5. #99e082
  6. #aae597
  7. #bbeaab
  8. #ccefc0
  9. #ddf5d5
  10. #eefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55cb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55cb2e
  2. #59c436
  3. #5ebc3e
  4. #62b547
  5. #66ad4f
  6. #6ba657
  7. #6f9e5f
  8. #739767
  9. #778f70
  10. #7c8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96bd90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2af40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2bb39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dc78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55cb2e {
  color: #55cb2e;
}
Background
.bg-55cb2e {
  background-color: #55cb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55cb2e {
  border: 2px solid #55cb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55cb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 203 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55cb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55cb2e, #2ecb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55cb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 203 46 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.26 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.01 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.05 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.85 #aa34d1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#55cb2e  rgb(85, 203, 46)  hsl(105, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#a42ecb  rgb(164, 46, 203)  hsl(285, 63%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#2e55cb  rgb(46, 85, 203)  hsl(225, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cb2e55  rgb(203, 46, 85)  hsl(345, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red