HEX Color #50BD1D (Limegreen)

About #50BD1D

The precise color #50BD1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 189, and 29.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 58% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50BD1D

RGB80, 189, 29

HSL100.9°, 73.4%, 42.7%

CMYK58%, 0%, 85%, 26%

HSV100.9°, 84.7%, 74.1%

LAB68.2, -57.0, 63.5

XYZ21.7, 38.2, 7.4

Decimal5291293

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#50BD1D #8A1DBD

Analogous

#A0BD1D #1DBD3A

Triadic

#1D4FBD #BD1D4F

Tetradic

#1DA0BD #8A1DBD #BD3A1D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#50BD1D

#63C436

#76CB4F

#8AD368

#9DDA81

#B1E19A

#C4E9B3

#D8F0CC

#EBF7E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#50BD1D

#47A819

#3E9316

#357E13

#2C6910

#23540C

#1A3F09

#112A06

#081503

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.43:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.64:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.34:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50BD1D; }

.text-color { color: #50BD1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #50BD1D; }

Similar Colors

Limegreen

#32CD32