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#2AAE09

#2aae09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2aae09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 68.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.83% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 108°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3078

Complementary

  1. #2aae09
  2. #8d09ae

Split complementary

  1. #2aae09
  2. #3a09ae
  3. #ae097c

Analogous

  1. #7cae09
  2. #2aae09
  3. #09ae3a

Triadic

  1. #2aae09
  2. #092aae
  3. #ae092a

Tetradic

  1. #2aae09
  2. #09ae8d
  3. #8d09ae
  4. #ae092a

Square

  1. #2aae09
  2. #097cae
  3. #8d09ae
  4. #ae3a09

Monochromatic

  1. #071d01
  2. #186505
  3. #2aae09
  4. #3ef311
  5. #79f65a

Shades

#2aae09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aae09
  2. #269d08
  3. #228b07
  4. #1d7a06
  5. #196805
  6. #155705
  7. #114604
  8. #0d3403
  9. #082302
  10. #041101
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aae09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aae09
  2. #3fb622
  3. #55be3a
  4. #6ac653
  5. #7fce6b
  6. #95d784
  7. #aadf9d
  8. #bfe7b5
  9. #d4efce
  10. #eaf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aae09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aae09
  2. #33a915
  3. #3ba521
  4. #44a02d
  5. #4c9c39
  6. #559745
  7. #5e9250
  8. #668e5c
  9. #6f8968
  10. #778574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14ab75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aae09 {
  color: #2aae09;
}
Background
.bg-2aae09 {
  background-color: #2aae09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aae09 {
  border: 2px solid #2aae09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aae09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 174 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aae09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aae09, #09ae3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aae09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 174 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.42 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.88 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.34 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.06 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 12.06 #d551f6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2aae09  rgb(42, 174, 9)  hsl(108, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8d09ae  rgb(141, 9, 174)  hsl(288, 90%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#092aae  rgb(9, 42, 174)  hsl(228, 90%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae092a  rgb(174, 9, 42)  hsl(348, 90%, 36%)  Brown