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#2BB501

#2bb501 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2bb501 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.45% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 106°, with 98.9% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3356

Complementary

  1. #2bb501
  2. #8b01b5

Split complementary

  1. #2bb501
  2. #3101b5
  3. #b50185

Analogous

  1. #85b501
  2. #2bb501
  3. #01b531

Triadic

  1. #2bb501
  2. #012bb5
  3. #b5012b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb501
  2. #01b58b
  3. #8b01b5
  4. #b5012b

Square

  1. #2bb501
  2. #0185b5
  3. #8b01b5
  4. #b53101

Monochromatic

  1. #071d00
  2. #196901
  3. #2bb501
  4. #3ffe05
  5. #79fe51

Shades

#2bb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb501
  2. #27a301
  3. #229101
  4. #1e7f01
  5. #1a6d01
  6. #165b01
  7. #114800
  8. #0d3600
  9. #092400
  10. #041200
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb501
  2. #40bc1a
  3. #55c434
  4. #6bcb4d
  5. #80d367
  6. #95da80
  7. #aae199
  8. #bfe9b3
  9. #d5f0cc
  10. #eaf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb501
  2. #34b00e
  3. #3caa1a
  4. #45a527
  5. #4da034
  6. #569b41
  7. #5e954d
  8. #67905a
  9. #6f8b67
  10. #788573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa77c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00af99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96aa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aa51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13b179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb501 {
  color: #2bb501;
}
Background
.bg-2bb501 {
  background-color: #2bb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb501 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb501, #01b531);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.55 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.41 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.90 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 12.07 #d44afe Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2bb501  rgb(43, 181, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8b01b5  rgb(139, 1, 181)  hsl(286, 99%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#012bb5  rgb(1, 43, 181)  hsl(226, 99%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b5012b  rgb(181, 1, 43)  hsl(346, 99%, 36%)  Brown