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#08AE2C

#08ae2c ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08ae2c is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 68.24% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.71% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 133.01°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.3051

Complementary

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #ae088a

Split complementary

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #7f08ae
  3. #ae0837

Analogous

  1. #37ae08
  2. #08ae2c
  3. #08ae7f

Triadic

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #2c08ae
  3. #ae2c08

Tetradic

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #088aae
  3. #ae088a
  4. #ae2c08

Square

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #0837ae
  3. #ae088a
  4. #ae7f08

Monochromatic

  1. #011c07
  2. #05651a
  3. #08ae2c
  4. #0ff440
  5. #58f77a

Shades

#08ae2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #079d28
  3. #068b23
  4. #067a1f
  5. #05681a
  6. #045716
  7. #034612
  8. #02340d
  9. #022309
  10. #011104
  11. #000000

Tints

#08ae2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #21b641
  3. #39be56
  4. #52c66b
  5. #6bce80
  6. #84d796
  7. #9cdfab
  8. #b5e7c0
  9. #ceefd5
  10. #e6f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08ae2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08ae2c
  2. #14a934
  3. #20a53d
  4. #2ca045
  5. #389c4e
  6. #449756
  7. #50925e
  8. #5c8e67
  9. #68896f
  10. #748578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77a07a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2923a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da41f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809e35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08ae2c {
  color: #08ae2c;
}
Background
.bg-08ae2c {
  background-color: #08ae2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08ae2c {
  border: 2px solid #08ae2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08ae2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 174 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08ae2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08ae2c, #08ae7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08ae2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 174 44 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.70 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.71 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.81 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.87 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.72 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.90 #f751d3 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#08ae2c  rgb(8, 174, 44)  hsl(133, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ae088a  rgb(174, 8, 138)  hsl(313, 91%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#2c08ae  rgb(44, 8, 174)  hsl(253, 91%, 36%)  Zaffre
#ae2c08  rgb(174, 44, 8)  hsl(13, 91%, 36%)  Rufous