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#55CD28

#55cd28 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55cd28 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 80.39% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 103.64°, with 67.35% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4575

Complementary

  1. #55cd28
  2. #a028cd

Split complementary

  1. #55cd28
  2. #4e28cd
  3. #cd28a7

Analogous

  1. #a7cd28
  2. #55cd28
  3. #28cd4e

Triadic

  1. #55cd28
  2. #2855cd
  3. #cd2855

Tetradic

  1. #55cd28
  2. #28cda0
  3. #a028cd
  4. #cd2855

Square

  1. #55cd28
  2. #28a7cd
  3. #a028cd
  4. #cd4e28

Monochromatic

  1. #204d0f
  2. #3a8d1c
  3. #55cd28
  4. #84e061
  5. #b6eda1

Shades

#55cd28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55cd28
  2. #4db924
  3. #44a420
  4. #3c901c
  5. #337b18
  6. #2b6714
  7. #225210
  8. #1a3e0c
  9. #112908
  10. #091504
  11. #000000

Tints

#55cd28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55cd28
  2. #66d23e
  3. #77d753
  4. #88dc69
  5. #99e17e
  6. #aae694
  7. #bbeba9
  8. #ccf0bf
  9. #ddf5d4
  10. #eefaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55cd28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55cd28
  2. #59c531
  3. #5ebe3a
  4. #62b642
  5. #66ae4b
  6. #6ba754
  7. #6f9f5d
  8. #739766
  9. #778f6e
  10. #7c8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bf91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc20d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bd35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dc98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55cd28 {
  color: #55cd28;
}
Background
.bg-55cd28 {
  background-color: #55cd28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55cd28 {
  border: 2px solid #55cd28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55cd28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 205 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55cd28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55cd28, #28cd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55cd28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 205 40 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.68 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.70 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.22 #aa32d7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#55cd28  rgb(85, 205, 40)  hsl(104, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#a028cd  rgb(160, 40, 205)  hsl(284, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#2855cd  rgb(40, 85, 205)  hsl(224, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cd2855  rgb(205, 40, 85)  hsl(344, 67%, 48%)  Ruby