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#63CD16

#63cd16 ≈ Lime Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#63cd16 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.82% red, 80.39% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 94.75°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4637

Complementary

  1. #63cd16
  2. #8016cd

Split complementary

  1. #63cd16
  2. #2416cd
  3. #cd16bf

Analogous

  1. #bfcd16
  2. #63cd16
  3. #16cd24

Triadic

  1. #63cd16
  2. #1663cd
  3. #cd1663

Tetradic

  1. #63cd16
  2. #16cd80
  3. #8016cd
  4. #cd1663

Square

  1. #63cd16
  2. #16bfcd
  3. #8016cd
  4. #cd2416

Monochromatic

  1. #204307
  2. #42880f
  3. #63cd16
  4. #8beb45
  5. #b6f28a

Shades

#63cd16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #63cd16
  2. #59b914
  3. #4fa412
  4. #45900f
  5. #3b7b0d
  6. #32670b
  7. #285209
  8. #1e3e07
  9. #142904
  10. #0a1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#63cd16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #63cd16
  2. #73d22d
  3. #82d745
  4. #92dc5c
  5. #a1e173
  6. #b1e68b
  7. #c1eba2
  8. #d0f0b9
  9. #e0f5d0
  10. #effae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#63cd16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #63cd16
  2. #66c521
  3. #69be2b
  4. #6cb636
  5. #6fae40
  6. #72a74b
  7. #749f56
  8. #779760
  9. #7a8f6b
  10. #7d8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bbf91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8bd2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5fc88b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-63cd16 {
  color: #63cd16;
}
Background
.bg-63cd16 {
  background-color: #63cd16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-63cd16 {
  border: 2px solid #63cd16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #63cd16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 99 205 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-63cd16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #63cd16, #16cd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-63cd16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(99 205 22 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.61 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.19 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.79 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.31 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.43 #9c32e9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#63cd16  rgb(99, 205, 22)  hsl(95, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#8016cd  rgb(128, 22, 205)  hsl(275, 81%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#1663cd  rgb(22, 99, 205)  hsl(215, 81%, 45%)  Denim
#cd1663  rgb(205, 22, 99)  hsl(335, 81%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose