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#59CD21

#59cd21 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59cd21 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 100.47°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.459

Complementary

  1. #59cd21
  2. #9521cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd21
  2. #3f21cd
  3. #cd21af

Analogous

  1. #afcd21
  2. #59cd21
  3. #21cd3f

Triadic

  1. #59cd21
  2. #2159cd
  3. #cd2159

Tetradic

  1. #59cd21
  2. #21cd95
  3. #9521cd
  4. #cd2159

Square

  1. #59cd21
  2. #21afcd
  3. #9521cd
  4. #cd3f21

Monochromatic

  1. #20490c
  2. #3c8b16
  3. #59cd21
  4. #85e457
  5. #b5ef99

Shades

#59cd21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd21
  2. #50b91e
  3. #47a41a
  4. #3e9017
  5. #357b14
  6. #2d6711
  7. #24520d
  8. #1b3e0a
  9. #122907
  10. #091503
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd21
  2. #6ad237
  3. #7ad74d
  4. #8bdc64
  5. #9be17a
  6. #ace690
  7. #bdeba6
  8. #cdf0bc
  9. #def5d3
  10. #eefae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd21
  2. #5dc52b
  3. #61be34
  4. #65b63e
  5. #69ae47
  6. #6da751
  7. #709f5a
  8. #749764
  9. #788f6d
  10. #7c8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bf91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4ec6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd21 {
  color: #59cd21;
}
Background
.bg-59cd21 {
  background-color: #59cd21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd21 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd21, #21cd3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 33 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.77 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.69 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.87 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.99 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.26 #a632de Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd21  rgb(89, 205, 33)  hsl(100, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#9521cd  rgb(149, 33, 205)  hsl(280, 72%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#2159cd  rgb(33, 89, 205)  hsl(220, 72%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cd2159  rgb(205, 33, 89)  hsl(340, 72%, 47%)  Ruby