#00FF00 - Lime
The hexadecimal color code #00FF00 corresponds to the color "Lime", which is a shade of Green. It is equivalent to simplified code #0F0 . This color is a combination of red (at 0,00 level), green (at 1,00 level) and blue (at 0,00 level). Its brightness is 50% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 0%, green at 100% and blue at 0%. The dominant component is green.
Features
Variations of #00FF00 (Vert citron)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #00FF00 is the color #E5FFE5
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #001900.
Other Shades of Green
Examples of other colors within the Green spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #FF00FF is the color exactly opposite to #00FF00 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
Lime
#00FF00
Triadic palette
Uses of #00FF00 in CSS
When using #00FF00 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #00FF00 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #00FF00 with its official name: Lime. You can then write in CSS "background: Lime " for a background of #00FF00.
#00FF00 as background color
div{ background: #00FF00; }
div{ background: Lime; }
Colored text
div{ color: #00FF00; }
div{ color: Lime; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #00FF00; }
div{ border: 3px solid Lime; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #00FF00; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Lime; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #00FF00 can be replaced with its official name "Lime", or with the simplified code #0F0.
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