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#11BC09

#11bc09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#11bc09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 73.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 117.32°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.3611

Complementary

  1. #11bc09
  2. #b409bc

Split complementary

  1. #11bc09
  2. #5b09bc
  3. #bc096b

Analogous

  1. #6bbc09
  2. #11bc09
  3. #09bc5b

Triadic

  1. #11bc09
  2. #0911bc
  3. #bc0911

Tetradic

  1. #11bc09
  2. #09bcb4
  3. #b409bc
  4. #bc0911

Square

  1. #11bc09
  2. #096bbc
  3. #b409bc
  4. #bc5b09

Monochromatic

  1. #042a02
  2. #0a7306
  3. #11bc09
  4. #27f41d
  5. #6df866

Shades

#11bc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11bc09
  2. #0fa908
  3. #0e9607
  4. #0c8406
  5. #0a7105
  6. #095e05
  7. #074b04
  8. #053803
  9. #032602
  10. #021301
  11. #000000

Tints

#11bc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11bc09
  2. #29c322
  3. #41c93a
  4. #58d053
  5. #70d76b
  6. #88de84
  7. #a0e49d
  8. #b8ebb5
  9. #cff2ce
  10. #e7f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11bc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11bc09
  2. #1cb615
  3. #27b021
  4. #32aa2d
  5. #3da439
  6. #499e45
  7. #549850
  8. #5f925c
  9. #6a8c68
  10. #758674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ad81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b69f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cab21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b87e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-11bc09 {
  color: #11bc09;
}
Background
.bg-11bc09 {
  background-color: #11bc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-11bc09 {
  border: 2px solid #11bc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11bc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 188 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11bc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11bc09, #09bc5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11bc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 188 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.82 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.78 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.15 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.19 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 12.19 #ee43f6 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#11bc09  rgb(17, 188, 9)  hsl(117, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#b409bc  rgb(180, 9, 188)  hsl(297, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#0911bc  rgb(9, 17, 188)  hsl(237, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bc0911  rgb(188, 9, 17)  hsl(357, 91%, 39%)  Cornell Red