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#05AB38

#05ab38 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.25% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 138.43°, 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2944

Complementary

  1. #05ab38
  2. #ab0578

Split complementary

  1. #05ab38
  2. #8b05ab
  3. #ab0525

Analogous

  1. #25ab05
  2. #05ab38
  3. #05ab8b

Triadic

  1. #05ab38
  2. #3805ab
  3. #ab3805

Tetradic

  1. #05ab38
  2. #0578ab
  3. #ab0578
  4. #ab3805

Square

  1. #05ab38
  2. #0525ab
  3. #ab0578
  4. #ab8b05

Monochromatic

  1. #011607
  2. #036120
  3. #05ab38
  4. #07f550
  5. #4ffa84

Shades

#05ab38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab38
  2. #059a32
  3. #04892d
  4. #047827
  5. #036722
  6. #03561c
  7. #024416
  8. #023311
  9. #01220b
  10. #011106
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab38
  2. #1eb34c
  3. #37bc60
  4. #50c474
  5. #69cd88
  6. #82d59c
  7. #9bddaf
  8. #b4e6c3
  9. #cdeed7
  10. #e6f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab38
  2. #11a73f
  3. #1ea246
  4. #2a9e4e
  5. #369a55
  6. #43965c
  7. #4f9163
  8. #5b8d6a
  9. #678972
  10. #748479
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8f43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa130 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab38 {
  color: #05ab38;
}
Background
.bg-05ab38 {
  background-color: #05ab38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab38 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab38, #05ab8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 56 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.72 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.59 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.08 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.13 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.96 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.17 #fa54c7 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab38  rgb(5, 171, 56)  hsl(138, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab0578  rgb(171, 5, 120)  hsl(318, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#3805ab  rgb(56, 5, 171)  hsl(258, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab3805  rgb(171, 56, 5)  hsl(18, 94%, 35%)  Rust