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#21BC3A

#21bc3a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21bc3a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 73.73% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 129.68°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.366

Complementary

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #bc21a3

Split complementary

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #8721bc
  3. #bc2155

Analogous

  1. #55bc21
  2. #21bc3a
  3. #21bc87

Triadic

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #3a21bc
  3. #bc3a21

Tetradic

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #21a3bc
  3. #bc21a3
  4. #bc3a21

Square

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #2155bc
  3. #bc21a3
  4. #bc8721

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3a12
  2. #167b26
  3. #21bc3a
  4. #4adf62
  5. #8beb9b

Shades

#21bc3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #1ea934
  3. #1a962e
  4. #178429
  5. #147123
  6. #115e1d
  7. #0d4b17
  8. #0a3811
  9. #07260c
  10. #031306
  11. #000000

Tints

#21bc3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #37c34e
  3. #4dc961
  4. #64d075
  5. #7ad789
  6. #90de9d
  7. #a6e4b0
  8. #bcebc4
  9. #d3f2d8
  10. #e9f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21bc3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21bc3a
  2. #2bb641
  3. #34b048
  4. #3eaa4f
  5. #47a456
  6. #519e5d
  7. #5a9864
  8. #64926b
  9. #6d8c72
  10. #778679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83ae86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfaa27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9f47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b130 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cab42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21bc3a {
  color: #21bc3a;
}
Background
.bg-21bc3a {
  background-color: #21bc3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21bc3a {
  border: 2px solid #21bc3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21bc3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 188 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21bc3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21bc3a, #21bc87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21bc3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 188 58 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.61 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.57 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.28 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.62 #de43c5 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#21bc3a  rgb(33, 188, 58)  hsl(130, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#bc21a3  rgb(188, 33, 163)  hsl(310, 70%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#3a21bc  rgb(58, 33, 188)  hsl(250, 70%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bc3a21  rgb(188, 58, 33)  hsl(10, 70%, 43%)  Venetian Red