#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

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

120
100
50
Official nameLime
Shade of Green
Color name in French Vert citron
Hex Code #00FF00
Simplified Hex Code#0F0
RGB Code rgb( 0 , 255 , 0)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 0.0% , 100.0% , 0.0% )
HSLhsl( 120 , 100% , 50% )
Complementary
Color
#FF00FF


Variations of #00FF00 (Vert citron)

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #00FF00 is the color #E5FFE5

Lime

#00ff00

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #001900.

Lime

#00ff00

Other Shades of Green

Examples of other colors within the Green spectrum .

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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

Black text
White text
div{ background: #00FF00;  }

div{ background: Lime; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #00FF00;  }

div{ color: Lime; }

Border

#00FF00 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #00FF00;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Lime; }

Shadow

#00FF00 shadow colored
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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