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#2CB522

#2cb522 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cb522 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 70.98% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.22% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 115.92°, with 68.37% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.337

Complementary

  1. #2cb522
  2. #ab22b5

Split complementary

  1. #2cb522
  2. #6222b5
  3. #b52276

Analogous

  1. #76b522
  2. #2cb522
  3. #22b562

Triadic

  1. #2cb522
  2. #222cb5
  3. #b5222c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb522
  2. #22b5ab
  3. #ab22b5
  4. #b5222c

Square

  1. #2cb522
  2. #2276b5
  3. #ab22b5
  4. #b56222

Monochromatic

  1. #0d340a
  2. #1c7516
  3. #2cb522
  4. #51dc47
  5. #8ee987

Shades

#2cb522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb522
  2. #28a31f
  3. #23911b
  4. #1f7f18
  5. #1a6d14
  6. #165b11
  7. #12480e
  8. #0d360a
  9. #092407
  10. #041203
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb522
  2. #41bc38
  3. #56c44e
  4. #6bcb64
  5. #80d37a
  6. #96da91
  7. #abe1a7
  8. #c0e9bd
  9. #d5f0d3
  10. #eaf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb522
  2. #34b02b
  3. #3daa35
  4. #45a53e
  5. #4ea048
  6. #569b51
  7. #5e955a
  8. #679064
  9. #6f8b6d
  10. #788577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa77e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00af9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95ab0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a52e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12b27c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb522 {
  color: #2cb522;
}
Background
.bg-2cb522 {
  background-color: #2cb522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb522 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 181 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 68% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb522, #22b562);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 181 34 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.27 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.34 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.62 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.85 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.75 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.11 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.77 #d34add Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2cb522  rgb(44, 181, 34)  hsl(116, 68%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#ab22b5  rgb(171, 34, 181)  hsl(296, 68%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#222cb5  rgb(34, 44, 181)  hsl(236, 68%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b5222c  rgb(181, 34, 44)  hsl(356, 68%, 42%)  Firebrick