Palettes / Colors / #18E109
#18E109 — Vivid Green
#18E109 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #18E109 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#18E109 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D309E1; it also sits naturally between #84E109 and #09E167. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #18E109 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 24, 225, 9 |
| HSL | 116°, 92%, 46% |
| HSV | 116°, 96%, 88% |
| CMYK | 89%, 0%, 96%, 12% |
| XYZ | 27.35, 54.06, 9.25 |
| Yxy | 54.06, 0.3017, 0.5963 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.50, -77.22, 75.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.53, -59.28, 41.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 88% · Blue 4%
Cyan 89% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #18E109
.text { color: #18E109; }
.background { background-color: #18E109; }
.border { border: 3px solid #18E109; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 225, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 92%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #18E109; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 225, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #18E109; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 225, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#18E109">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#18E109">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D309E1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #18E109: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #18E109
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #18E109: ·
How #18E109 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #18E109 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #18E109?
#18E109 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 24, 225, 9). Its closest standard named color is Lime.
What is the RGB and HSL of #18E109?
#18E109 is RGB 24, 225, 9 — HSL 116°, 92%, 46% — CMYK 89%, 0%, 96%, 12%.
What colors go with #18E109?
Its complement is #D309E1; analogous partners are #84E109 and #09E167. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #18E109 for text?
Black text on #18E109 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.