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#12BD2B

#12bd2b ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12bd2b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 74.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.25% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 128.77°, with 82.61% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.367

Complementary

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #bd12a4

Split complementary

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #8112bd
  3. #bd124f

Analogous

  1. #4fbd12
  2. #12bd2b
  3. #12bd81

Triadic

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #2b12bd
  3. #bd2b12

Tetradic

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #12a4bd
  3. #bd12a4
  4. #bd2b12

Square

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #124fbd
  3. #bd12a4
  4. #bd8112

Monochromatic

  1. #05310b
  2. #0b771b
  3. #12bd2b
  4. #30eb4c
  5. #76f288

Shades

#12bd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #10aa27
  3. #0e9722
  4. #0d841e
  5. #0b711a
  6. #095f16
  7. #074c11
  8. #05390d
  9. #042609
  10. #021304
  11. #000000

Tints

#12bd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #2ac440
  3. #41ca55
  4. #59d16b
  5. #71d780
  6. #89de95
  7. #a0e5aa
  8. #b8ebbf
  9. #d0f2d5
  10. #e7f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12bd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12bd2b
  2. #1db734
  3. #28b13c
  4. #33ab45
  5. #3ea54d
  6. #499f56
  7. #54985e
  8. #5f9267
  9. #6a8c6f
  10. #758678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab21a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cac36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12bd2b {
  color: #12bd2b;
}
Background
.bg-12bd2b {
  background-color: #12bd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12bd2b {
  border: 2px solid #12bd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12bd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12bd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12bd2b, #12bd81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12bd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.78 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.40 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.04 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.49 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.85 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.12 #ed42d4 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#12bd2b  rgb(18, 189, 43)  hsl(129, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bd12a4  rgb(189, 18, 164)  hsl(309, 83%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#2b12bd  rgb(43, 18, 189)  hsl(249, 83%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bd2b12  rgb(189, 43, 18)  hsl(9, 83%, 41%)  Venetian Red