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#59CD09

#59cd09 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#59cd09 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 95.51°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4581

Complementary

  1. #59cd09
  2. #7d09cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd09
  2. #1b09cd
  3. #cd09bb

Analogous

  1. #bbcd09
  2. #59cd09
  3. #09cd1b

Triadic

  1. #59cd09
  2. #0959cd
  3. #cd0959

Tetradic

  1. #59cd09
  2. #09cd7d
  3. #7d09cd
  4. #cd0959

Square

  1. #59cd09
  2. #09bbcd
  3. #7d09cd
  4. #cd1b09

Monochromatic

  1. #193a03
  2. #398406
  3. #59cd09
  4. #7ff62d
  5. #abf976

Shades

#59cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd09
  2. #50b908
  3. #47a407
  4. #3e9006
  5. #357b05
  6. #2d6705
  7. #245204
  8. #1b3e03
  9. #122902
  10. #091501
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd09
  2. #6ad222
  3. #7ad73a
  4. #8bdc53
  5. #9be16b
  6. #ace684
  7. #bdeb9d
  8. #cdf0b5
  9. #def5ce
  10. #eefae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd09
  2. #5dc515
  3. #61be21
  4. #65b62d
  5. #69ae39
  6. #6da745
  7. #709f50
  8. #74975c
  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 #c5b12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd09 {
  color: #59cd09;
}
Background
.bg-59cd09 {
  background-color: #59cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd09, #09cd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.10 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.96 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.48 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.82 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.64 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.87 #a632f6 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd09  rgb(89, 205, 9)  hsl(96, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#7d09cd  rgb(125, 9, 205)  hsl(276, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#0959cd  rgb(9, 89, 205)  hsl(216, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#cd0959  rgb(205, 9, 89)  hsl(336, 92%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose