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#09B42E

#09b42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09b42e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 132.98°, with 90.48% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #09b42e
  2. #b4098f

Split complementary

  1. #09b42e
  2. #8309b4
  3. #b4093a

Analogous

  1. #3ab409
  2. #09b42e
  3. #09b483

Triadic

  1. #09b42e
  2. #2e09b4
  3. #b42e09

Tetradic

  1. #09b42e
  2. #098fb4
  3. #b4098f
  4. #b42e09

Square

  1. #09b42e
  2. #093ab4
  3. #b4098f
  4. #b48309

Monochromatic

  1. #022209
  2. #056b1b
  3. #09b42e
  4. #16f346
  5. #5ff780

Shades

#09b42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09b42e
  2. #08a229
  3. #079025
  4. #067e20
  5. #056c1c
  6. #055a17
  7. #044812
  8. #03360e
  9. #022409
  10. #011205
  11. #000000

Tints

#09b42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09b42e
  2. #22bc43
  3. #3ac358
  4. #53cb6d
  5. #6bd282
  6. #84da97
  7. #9de1ab
  8. #b5e9c0
  9. #cef0d5
  10. #e6f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09b42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09b42e
  2. #15af36
  3. #21aa3e
  4. #2da447
  5. #399f4f
  6. #459a57
  7. #50955f
  8. #5c9067
  9. #688a70
  10. #748578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba67e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a214 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7973d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00af9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92aa21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85a337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b17d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09b42e {
  color: #09b42e;
}
Background
.bg-09b42e {
  background-color: #09b42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09b42e {
  border: 2px solid #09b42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09b42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09b42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09b42e, #09b483);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09b42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.05 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.87 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.81 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.87 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.00 #00a86b Jade ΔE 11.28 #f64bd1 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#09b42e  rgb(9, 180, 46)  hsl(133, 90%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#b4098f  rgb(180, 9, 143)  hsl(313, 90%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#2e09b4  rgb(46, 9, 180)  hsl(253, 90%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#b42e09  rgb(180, 46, 9)  hsl(13, 90%, 37%)  Rufous