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#21AE37

#21ae37 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21ae37 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 68.24% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.39% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 129.36°, with 68.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.3087

Complementary

  1. #21ae37
  2. #ae2198

Split complementary

  1. #21ae37
  2. #7e21ae
  3. #ae2152

Analogous

  1. #52ae21
  2. #21ae37
  3. #21ae7e

Triadic

  1. #21ae37
  2. #3721ae
  3. #ae3721

Tetradic

  1. #21ae37
  2. #2198ae
  3. #ae2198
  4. #ae3721

Square

  1. #21ae37
  2. #2152ae
  3. #ae2198
  4. #ae7e21

Monochromatic

  1. #092d0e
  2. #156e23
  3. #21ae37
  4. #41db59
  5. #81e791

Shades

#21ae37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21ae37
  2. #1e9d32
  3. #1a8b2c
  4. #177a27
  5. #146821
  6. #11571c
  7. #0d4616
  8. #0a3411
  9. #07230b
  10. #031106
  11. #000000

Tints

#21ae37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21ae37
  2. #37b64b
  3. #4dbe5f
  4. #64c673
  5. #7ace87
  6. #90d79b
  7. #a6dfaf
  8. #bce7c3
  9. #d3efd7
  10. #e9f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21ae37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21ae37
  2. #2ba93e
  3. #34a546
  4. #3ea04d
  5. #479c54
  6. #51975c
  7. #5a9263
  8. #648e6a
  9. #6d8971
  10. #778579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a17c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ea42e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829e3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21ae37 {
  color: #21ae37;
}
Background
.bg-21ae37 {
  background-color: #21ae37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21ae37 {
  border: 2px solid #21ae37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21ae37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 174 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21ae37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21ae37, #21ae7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21ae37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 174 55 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.77 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.79 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.15 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.82 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.02 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.11 #de51c8 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#21ae37  rgb(33, 174, 55)  hsl(129, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#ae2198  rgb(174, 33, 152)  hsl(309, 68%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#3721ae  rgb(55, 33, 174)  hsl(249, 68%, 41%)  Zaffre
#ae3721  rgb(174, 55, 33)  hsl(9, 68%, 41%)  Cornell Red