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#59CD06

#59cd06 ≈ Lime Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#59cd06 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 94.97°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.458

Complementary

  1. #59cd06
  2. #7a06cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd06
  2. #1606cd
  3. #cd06bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcd06
  2. #59cd06
  3. #06cd16

Triadic

  1. #59cd06
  2. #0659cd
  3. #cd0659

Tetradic

  1. #59cd06
  2. #06cd7a
  3. #7a06cd
  4. #cd0659

Square

  1. #59cd06
  2. #06bdcd
  3. #7a06cd
  4. #cd1606

Monochromatic

  1. #183802
  2. #398304
  3. #59cd06
  4. #7ef927
  5. #abfb71

Shades

#59cd06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd06
  2. #50b905
  3. #47a405
  4. #3e9004
  5. #357b04
  6. #2d6703
  7. #245202
  8. #1b3e02
  9. #122901
  10. #091501
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd06
  2. #6ad21f
  3. #7ad738
  4. #8bdc51
  5. #9be16a
  6. #ace683
  7. #bdeb9b
  8. #cdf0b4
  9. #def5cd
  10. #eefae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd06
  2. #5dc512
  3. #61be1e
  4. #65b62b
  5. #69ae37
  6. #6da743
  7. #709f4f
  8. #74975b
  9. #788f68
  10. #7c8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bf8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd06 {
  color: #59cd06;
}
Background
.bg-59cd06 {
  background-color: #59cd06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd06 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd06, #06cd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 6 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.17 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.98 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.89 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.84 #a632f9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd06  rgb(89, 205, 6)  hsl(95, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#7a06cd  rgb(122, 6, 205)  hsl(275, 94%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#0659cd  rgb(6, 89, 205)  hsl(215, 94%, 41%)  Sapphire
#cd0659  rgb(205, 6, 89)  hsl(335, 94%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose