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#09AA2A

#09aa2a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09aa2a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 66.67% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 132.3°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.99.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2897

Complementary

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #aa0989

Split complementary

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #7b09aa
  3. #aa0938

Analogous

  1. #38aa09
  2. #09aa2a
  3. #09aa7b

Triadic

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #2a09aa
  3. #aa2a09

Tetradic

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #0989aa
  3. #aa0989
  4. #aa2a09

Square

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #0938aa
  3. #aa0989
  4. #aa7b09

Monochromatic

  1. #011906
  2. #056118
  3. #09aa2a
  4. #0df23c
  5. #56f677

Shades

#09aa2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #089926
  3. #078822
  4. #06771d
  5. #056619
  6. #055515
  7. #044411
  8. #03330d
  9. #022208
  10. #011104
  11. #000000

Tints

#09aa2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #22b33f
  3. #3abb55
  4. #53c46a
  5. #6bcc7f
  6. #84d595
  7. #9dddaa
  8. #b5e6bf
  9. #ceeed4
  10. #e6f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09aa2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09aa2a
  2. #15a633
  3. #21a23b
  4. #2d9d44
  5. #39994c
  6. #459555
  7. #50915e
  8. #5c8d66
  9. #68886f
  10. #748477
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9910 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8e38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa01d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9a33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09aa2a {
  color: #09aa2a;
}
Background
.bg-09aa2a {
  background-color: #09aa2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09aa2a {
  border: 2px solid #09aa2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09aa2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 170 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09aa2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09aa2a, #09aa7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09aa2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 170 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.99 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.56 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.84 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.07 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.40 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.56 #f655d5 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#09aa2a  rgb(9, 170, 42)  hsl(132, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aa0989  rgb(170, 9, 137)  hsl(312, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#2a09aa  rgb(42, 9, 170)  hsl(252, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aa2a09  rgb(170, 42, 9)  hsl(12, 90%, 35%)  Rufous