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#28AF42

#28af42 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#28af42 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 68.63% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 131.56°, with 62.79% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.315

Complementary

  1. #28af42
  2. #af2895

Split complementary

  1. #28af42
  2. #8628af
  3. #af2851

Analogous

  1. #51af28
  2. #28af42
  3. #28af86

Triadic

  1. #28af42
  2. #4228af
  3. #af4228

Tetradic

  1. #28af42
  2. #2895af
  3. #af2895
  4. #af4228

Square

  1. #28af42
  2. #2851af
  3. #af2895
  4. #af8628

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3213
  2. #1a712b
  3. #28af42
  4. #4dd668
  5. #8be59d

Shades

#28af42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28af42
  2. #249e3b
  3. #208c35
  4. #1c7b2e
  5. #186928
  6. #145821
  7. #10461a
  8. #0c3514
  9. #08230d
  10. #041207
  11. #000000

Tints

#28af42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28af42
  2. #3eb755
  3. #53bf68
  4. #69c77b
  5. #7ecf8e
  6. #94d7a1
  7. #a9dfb3
  8. #bfe7c6
  9. #d4efd9
  10. #eaf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28af42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28af42
  2. #31aa48
  3. #3aa64e
  4. #42a155
  5. #4b9c5b
  6. #549861
  7. #5d9367
  8. #668e6d
  9. #6e8974
  10. #77857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba27f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3944b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ab98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa53b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83a048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ac7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28af42 {
  color: #28af42;
}
Background
.bg-28af42 {
  background-color: #28af42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28af42 {
  border: 2px solid #28af42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28af42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 175 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28af42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28af42, #28af86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28af42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 175 66 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.08 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.49 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.51 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.92 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.05 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.30 #d750bd Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#28af42  rgb(40, 175, 66)  hsl(132, 63%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#af2895  rgb(175, 40, 149)  hsl(312, 63%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#4228af  rgb(66, 40, 175)  hsl(252, 63%, 42%)  Zaffre
#af4228  rgb(175, 66, 40)  hsl(12, 63%, 42%)  Rust