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#55E109

#55e109 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#55e109 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 88.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 98.89°, with 92.31% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.558

Complementary

  1. #55e109
  2. #9509e1

Split complementary

  1. #55e109
  2. #2909e1
  3. #e109c1

Analogous

  1. #c1e109
  2. #55e109
  3. #09e129

Triadic

  1. #55e109
  2. #0955e1
  3. #e10955

Tetradic

  1. #55e109
  2. #09e195
  3. #9509e1
  4. #e10955

Square

  1. #55e109
  2. #09c1e1
  3. #9509e1
  4. #e12909

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4e03
  2. #399706
  3. #55e109
  4. #80f73f
  5. #b1fa89

Shades

#55e109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55e109
  2. #4dcb08
  3. #44b407
  4. #3c9e06
  5. #338705
  6. #2b7105
  7. #225a04
  8. #1a4403
  9. #112d02
  10. #091701
  11. #000000

Tints

#55e109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55e109
  2. #66e422
  3. #77e73a
  4. #88ea53
  5. #99ed6b
  6. #aaf084
  7. #bbf39d
  8. #ccf6b5
  9. #ddf9ce
  10. #eefce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55e109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55e109
  2. #59d715
  3. #5ece21
  4. #62c42d
  5. #66ba39
  6. #6bb145
  7. #6fa750
  8. #739d5c
  9. #779368
  10. #7c8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43d9bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2ce28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bdc98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55e109 {
  color: #55e109;
}
Background
.bg-55e109 {
  background-color: #55e109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55e109 {
  border: 2px solid #55e109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55e109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 225 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55e109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55e109, #09e129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55e109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 225 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.30 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.46 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.48 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.63 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.67 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.08 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.27 #aa1ef6 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#55e109  rgb(85, 225, 9)  hsl(99, 92%, 46%)  Lime Green
#9509e1  rgb(149, 9, 225)  hsl(279, 92%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#0955e1  rgb(9, 85, 225)  hsl(219, 92%, 46%)  Sapphire
#e10955  rgb(225, 9, 85)  hsl(339, 92%, 46%)  Raspberry