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#2CAA09

#2caa09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2caa09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 66.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 106.96°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.293

Complementary

  1. #2caa09
  2. #8709aa

Split complementary

  1. #2caa09
  2. #3709aa
  3. #aa097c

Analogous

  1. #7caa09
  2. #2caa09
  3. #09aa37

Triadic

  1. #2caa09
  2. #092caa
  3. #aa092c

Tetradic

  1. #2caa09
  2. #09aa87
  3. #8709aa
  4. #aa092c

Square

  1. #2caa09
  2. #097caa
  3. #8709aa
  4. #aa3709

Monochromatic

  1. #061901
  2. #196105
  3. #2caa09
  4. #3ff20d
  5. #79f656

Shades

#2caa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caa09
  2. #289908
  3. #238807
  4. #1f7706
  5. #1a6605
  6. #165505
  7. #124404
  8. #0d3303
  9. #092202
  10. #041101
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caa09
  2. #41b322
  3. #56bb3a
  4. #6bc453
  5. #80cc6b
  6. #96d584
  7. #abdd9d
  8. #c0e6b5
  9. #d5eece
  10. #eaf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caa09
  2. #34a615
  3. #3da221
  4. #459d2d
  5. #4e9939
  6. #569545
  7. #5e9150
  8. #678d5c
  9. #6f8868
  10. #788474
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19026 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #01a490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829b1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1aa772 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caa09 {
  color: #2caa09;
}
Background
.bg-2caa09 {
  background-color: #2caa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caa09 {
  border: 2px solid #2caa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caa09, #09aa37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.42 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.76 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.55 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.97 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.52 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.69 #d355f6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2caa09  rgb(44, 170, 9)  hsl(107, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#8709aa  rgb(135, 9, 170)  hsl(287, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#092caa  rgb(9, 44, 170)  hsl(227, 90%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa092c  rgb(170, 9, 44)  hsl(347, 90%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy