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#2EB501

#2eb501 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2eb501 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.45% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 105°, 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3363

Complementary

  1. #2eb501
  2. #8801b5

Split complementary

  1. #2eb501
  2. #2e01b5
  3. #b50188

Analogous

  1. #88b501
  2. #2eb501
  3. #01b52e

Triadic

  1. #2eb501
  2. #012eb5
  3. #b5012e

Tetradic

  1. #2eb501
  2. #01b588
  3. #8801b5
  4. #b5012e

Square

  1. #2eb501
  2. #0188b5
  3. #8801b5
  4. #b52e01

Monochromatic

  1. #071d00
  2. #1b6901
  3. #2eb501
  4. #43fe05
  5. #7cfe51

Shades

#2eb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eb501
  2. #29a301
  3. #259101
  4. #207f01
  5. #1c6d01
  6. #175b01
  7. #124800
  8. #0e3600
  9. #092400
  10. #051200
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eb501
  2. #43bc1a
  3. #58c434
  4. #6dcb4d
  5. #82d367
  6. #97da80
  7. #abe199
  8. #c0e9b3
  9. #d5f0cc
  10. #eaf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eb501
  2. #36b00e
  3. #3eaa1a
  4. #47a527
  5. #4fa034
  6. #579b41
  7. #5f954d
  8. #67905a
  9. #708b67
  10. #788573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 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 #ab9926 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00af99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aa51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ab179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eb501 {
  color: #2eb501;
}
Background
.bg-2eb501 {
  background-color: #2eb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eb501 {
  border: 2px solid #2eb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eb501, #01b52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.50 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.25 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.94 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 12.09 #d14afe Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2eb501  rgb(46, 181, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8801b5  rgb(136, 1, 181)  hsl(285, 99%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#012eb5  rgb(1, 46, 181)  hsl(225, 99%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b5012e  rgb(181, 1, 46)  hsl(345, 99%, 36%)  Cardinal