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#2CAA17

#2caa17 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2caa17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 111.43°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #2caa17
  2. #9517aa

Split complementary

  1. #2caa17
  2. #4b17aa
  3. #aa1775

Analogous

  1. #75aa17
  2. #2caa17
  3. #17aa4b

Triadic

  1. #2caa17
  2. #172caa
  3. #aa172c

Tetradic

  1. #2caa17
  2. #17aa95
  3. #9517aa
  4. #aa172c

Square

  1. #2caa17
  2. #1775aa
  3. #9517aa
  4. #aa4b17

Monochromatic

  1. #092305
  2. #1b670e
  3. #2caa17
  4. #45e22b
  5. #80eb6f

Shades

#2caa17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caa17
  2. #289915
  3. #238812
  4. #1f7710
  5. #1a660e
  6. #16550c
  7. #124409
  8. #0d3307
  9. #092205
  10. #041102
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caa17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caa17
  2. #41b32e
  3. #56bb45
  4. #6bc45d
  5. #80cc74
  6. #96d58b
  7. #abdda2
  8. #c0e6b9
  9. #d5eed1
  10. #eaf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caa17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caa17
  2. #34a622
  3. #3da22c
  4. #459d37
  5. #4e9941
  6. #56954c
  7. #5e9156
  8. #678d61
  9. #6f886b
  10. #788476
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0902c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19a773 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caa17 {
  color: #2caa17;
}
Background
.bg-2caa17 {
  background-color: #2caa17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caa17 {
  border: 2px solid #2caa17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caa17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 170 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caa17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caa17, #17aa4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caa17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 170 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.58 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.69 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.50 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.54 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.65 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.71 #d355e8 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2caa17  rgb(44, 170, 23)  hsl(111, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#9517aa  rgb(149, 23, 170)  hsl(291, 76%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#172caa  rgb(23, 44, 170)  hsl(231, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa172c  rgb(170, 23, 44)  hsl(351, 76%, 38%)  Brown