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#28BD09

#28bd09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#28bd09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 74.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 109.67°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3687

Complementary

  1. #28bd09
  2. #9e09bd

Split complementary

  1. #28bd09
  2. #4409bd
  3. #bd0982

Analogous

  1. #82bd09
  2. #28bd09
  3. #09bd44

Triadic

  1. #28bd09
  2. #0928bd
  3. #bd0928

Tetradic

  1. #28bd09
  2. #09bd9e
  3. #9e09bd
  4. #bd0928

Square

  1. #28bd09
  2. #0982bd
  3. #9e09bd
  4. #bd4409

Monochromatic

  1. #092b02
  2. #197406
  3. #28bd09
  4. #43f41e
  5. #80f867

Shades

#28bd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28bd09
  2. #24aa08
  3. #209707
  4. #1c8406
  5. #187105
  6. #145f05
  7. #104c04
  8. #0c3903
  9. #082602
  10. #041301
  11. #000000

Tints

#28bd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28bd09
  2. #3ec422
  3. #53ca3a
  4. #69d153
  5. #7ed76b
  6. #94de84
  7. #a9e59d
  8. #bfebb5
  9. #d4f2ce
  10. #eaf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28bd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28bd09
  2. #31b715
  3. #3ab121
  4. #42ab2d
  5. #4ba539
  6. #549f45
  7. #5d9850
  8. #66925c
  9. #6e8c68
  10. #778674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84ae82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fac22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #02b97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28bd09 {
  color: #28bd09;
}
Background
.bg-28bd09 {
  background-color: #28bd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28bd09 {
  border: 2px solid #28bd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28bd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 189 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28bd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28bd09, #09bd44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28bd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 189 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.47 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.47 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.83 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.51 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.72 #d742f6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#28bd09  rgb(40, 189, 9)  hsl(110, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#9e09bd  rgb(158, 9, 189)  hsl(290, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#0928bd  rgb(9, 40, 189)  hsl(230, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#bd0928  rgb(189, 9, 40)  hsl(350, 91%, 39%)  Firebrick