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#55E00A

#55e00a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#55e00a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 87.84% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 98.97°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 6.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.5526

Complementary

  1. #55e00a
  2. #950ae0

Split complementary

  1. #55e00a
  2. #2a0ae0
  3. #e00ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0e00a
  2. #55e00a
  3. #0ae02a

Triadic

  1. #55e00a
  2. #0a55e0
  3. #e00a55

Tetradic

  1. #55e00a
  2. #0ae095
  3. #950ae0
  4. #e00a55

Square

  1. #55e00a
  2. #0ac0e0
  3. #950ae0
  4. #e02a0a

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4e03
  2. #399707
  3. #55e00a
  4. #80f640
  5. #b1fa89

Shades

#55e00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55e00a
  2. #4dca09
  3. #44b308
  4. #3c9d07
  5. #338606
  6. #2b7005
  7. #225a04
  8. #1a4303
  9. #112d02
  10. #091601
  11. #000000

Tints

#55e00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55e00a
  2. #66e323
  3. #77e63b
  4. #88e954
  5. #99ec6c
  6. #aaf085
  7. #bbf39d
  8. #ccf6b6
  9. #ddf9ce
  10. #eefce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55e00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55e00a
  2. #59d616
  3. #5ecd22
  4. #62c32d
  5. #66ba39
  6. #6bb045
  7. #6fa651
  8. #739d5d
  9. #779368
  10. #7c8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c034 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43d8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ce28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bdb97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55e00a {
  color: #55e00a;
}
Background
.bg-55e00a {
  background-color: #55e00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55e00a {
  border: 2px solid #55e00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55e00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 224 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55e00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55e00a, #0ae02a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55e00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 224 10 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.10 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.68 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.71 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.84 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.88 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.00 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.49 #aa1ff5 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#55e00a  rgb(85, 224, 10)  hsl(99, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#950ae0  rgb(149, 10, 224)  hsl(279, 91%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#0a55e0  rgb(10, 85, 224)  hsl(219, 91%, 46%)  Sapphire
#e00a55  rgb(224, 10, 85)  hsl(339, 91%, 46%)  Raspberry