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#09AE2E

#09ae2e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09ae2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 68.24% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.56% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 133.45°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.3053

Complementary

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #ae0989

Split complementary

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #8009ae
  3. #ae0937

Analogous

  1. #37ae09
  2. #09ae2e
  3. #09ae80

Triadic

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #2e09ae
  3. #ae2e09

Tetradic

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #0989ae
  3. #ae0989
  4. #ae2e09

Square

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #0937ae
  3. #ae0989
  4. #ae8009

Monochromatic

  1. #011d08
  2. #05651b
  3. #09ae2e
  4. #11f343
  5. #5af67d

Shades

#09ae2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #089d29
  3. #078b25
  4. #067a20
  5. #05681c
  6. #055717
  7. #044612
  8. #03340e
  9. #022309
  10. #011105
  11. #000000

Tints

#09ae2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #22b643
  3. #3abe58
  4. #53c66d
  5. #6bce82
  6. #84d797
  7. #9ddfab
  8. #b5e7c0
  9. #ceefd5
  10. #e6f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09ae2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09ae2e
  2. #15a936
  3. #21a53e
  4. #2da047
  5. #399c4f
  6. #459757
  7. #50925f
  8. #5c8e67
  9. #688970
  10. #748578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77a07a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2923c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da422 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809e37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09ae2e {
  color: #09ae2e;
}
Background
.bg-09ae2e {
  background-color: #09ae2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09ae2e {
  border: 2px solid #09ae2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09ae2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 174 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09ae2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09ae2e, #09ae80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09ae2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 174 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.25 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.73 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.81 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.53 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.73 #f651d1 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#09ae2e  rgb(9, 174, 46)  hsl(133, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ae0989  rgb(174, 9, 137)  hsl(313, 90%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#2e09ae  rgb(46, 9, 174)  hsl(253, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#ae2e09  rgb(174, 46, 9)  hsl(13, 90%, 36%)  Rufous