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#6CD308

#6cd308 ≈ Lime Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#6cd308 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 82.75% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.21% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 90.44°, with 92.69% saturation and 42.94% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4979

Complementary

  1. #6cd308
  2. #6f08d3

Split complementary

  1. #6cd308
  2. #0908d3
  3. #d308d2

Analogous

  1. #d2d308
  2. #6cd308
  3. #08d309

Triadic

  1. #6cd308
  2. #086cd3
  3. #d3086c

Tetradic

  1. #6cd308
  2. #08d36f
  3. #6f08d3
  4. #d3086c

Square

  1. #6cd308
  2. #08d2d3
  3. #6f08d3
  4. #d30908

Monochromatic

  1. #214002
  2. #468905
  3. #6cd308
  4. #92f730
  5. #b9fa7a

Shades

#6cd308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cd308
  2. #61be07
  3. #56a906
  4. #4c9406
  5. #417f05
  6. #366a04
  7. #2b5403
  8. #203f02
  9. #162a02
  10. #0b1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cd308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cd308
  2. #7bd721
  3. #89dc39
  4. #98e052
  5. #a7e56b
  6. #b6e984
  7. #c4ed9c
  8. #d3f2b5
  9. #e2f6ce
  10. #f0fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cd308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cd308
  2. #6ecb14
  3. #70c220
  4. #72ba2c
  5. #74b238
  6. #76aa44
  7. #78a150
  8. #7a995c
  9. #7c9168
  10. #7e8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1c595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68cbb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc325 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ace8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cd308 {
  color: #6cd308;
}
Background
.bg-6cd308 {
  background-color: #6cd308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cd308 {
  border: 2px solid #6cd308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cd308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 211 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 93% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cd308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cd308, #08d309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cd308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 211 8 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.08 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.03 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.52 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 9.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.59 #932cf7 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Lime Green
#6cd308  rgb(108, 211, 8)  hsl(90, 93%, 43%)  Lime Green
#6f08d3  rgb(111, 8, 211)  hsl(270, 93%, 43%)  Electric Indigo
#086cd3  rgb(8, 108, 211)  hsl(210, 93%, 43%)  True Blue
#d3086c  rgb(211, 8, 108)  hsl(330, 93%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose