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#38BF06

#38bf06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38bf06 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 74.9% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 103.78°, with 93.91% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3812

Complementary

  1. #38bf06
  2. #8d06bf

Split complementary

  1. #38bf06
  2. #3006bf
  3. #bf0695

Analogous

  1. #95bf06
  2. #38bf06
  3. #06bf30

Triadic

  1. #38bf06
  2. #0638bf
  3. #bf0638

Tetradic

  1. #38bf06
  2. #06bf8d
  3. #8d06bf
  4. #bf0638

Square

  1. #38bf06
  2. #0695bf
  3. #8d06bf
  4. #bf3006

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2b01
  2. #227504
  3. #38bf06
  4. #56f81a
  5. #8dfa64

Shades

#38bf06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bf06
  2. #32ac05
  3. #2d9905
  4. #278604
  5. #227304
  6. #1c6003
  7. #164c02
  8. #113902
  9. #0b2601
  10. #061301
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bf06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bf06
  2. #4cc51f
  3. #60cc38
  4. #74d251
  5. #88d96a
  6. #9cdf83
  7. #afe59b
  8. #c3ecb4
  9. #d7f2cd
  10. #ebf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bf06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bf06
  2. #3fb912
  3. #46b21e
  4. #4eac2b
  5. #55a637
  6. #5ca043
  7. #63994f
  8. #6a935b
  9. #728d68
  10. #798674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a22b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93ae21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28bb80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bf06 {
  color: #38bf06;
}
Background
.bg-38bf06 {
  background-color: #38bf06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bf06 {
  border: 2px solid #38bf06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bf06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 191 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 94% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bf06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bf06, #06bf30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bf06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 191 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.65 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.14 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.72 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.42 #c740f9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#38bf06  rgb(56, 191, 6)  hsl(104, 94%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#8d06bf  rgb(141, 6, 191)  hsl(284, 94%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#0638bf  rgb(6, 56, 191)  hsl(224, 94%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#bf0638  rgb(191, 6, 56)  hsl(344, 94%, 39%)  Cardinal