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#05AB16

#05ab16 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab16 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.13% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 126.14°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#009900
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Relative luminance0.2922

Complementary

  1. #05ab16
  2. #ab059a

Split complementary

  1. #05ab16
  2. #6905ab
  3. #ab0547

Analogous

  1. #47ab05
  2. #05ab16
  3. #05ab69

Triadic

  1. #05ab16
  2. #1605ab
  3. #ab1605

Tetradic

  1. #05ab16
  2. #059aab
  3. #ab059a
  4. #ab1605

Square

  1. #05ab16
  2. #0547ab
  3. #ab059a
  4. #ab6905

Monochromatic

  1. #011603
  2. #03610c
  3. #05ab16
  4. #07f520
  5. #4ffa61

Shades

#05ab16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab16
  2. #059a14
  3. #048912
  4. #04780f
  5. #03670d
  6. #03560b
  7. #024409
  8. #023307
  9. #012204
  10. #011102
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab16
  2. #1eb32d
  3. #37bc45
  4. #50c45c
  5. #69cd73
  6. #82d58b
  7. #9bdda2
  8. #b4e6b9
  9. #cdeed0
  10. #e6f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab16
  2. #11a721
  3. #1ea22b
  4. #2a9e36
  5. #369a40
  6. #43964b
  7. #4f9156
  8. #5b8d60
  9. #67896b
  10. #748475
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ba100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e9b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a874 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab16 {
  color: #05ab16;
}
Background
.bg-05ab16 {
  background-color: #05ab16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab16 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 126 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab16, #05ab69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 22 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.08 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.70 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.42 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.05 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.48 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.50 #fa54e9 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab16  rgb(5, 171, 22)  hsl(126, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab059a  rgb(171, 5, 154)  hsl(306, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#1605ab  rgb(22, 5, 171)  hsl(246, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab1605  rgb(171, 22, 5)  hsl(6, 94%, 35%)  Rufous