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#3BB501

#3bb501 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bb501 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.45% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 100.67°, 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3398

Complementary

  1. #3bb501
  2. #7b01b5

Split complementary

  1. #3bb501
  2. #2101b5
  3. #b50195

Analogous

  1. #95b501
  2. #3bb501
  3. #01b521

Triadic

  1. #3bb501
  2. #013bb5
  3. #b5013b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb501
  2. #01b57b
  3. #7b01b5
  4. #b5013b

Square

  1. #3bb501
  2. #0195b5
  3. #7b01b5
  4. #b52101

Monochromatic

  1. #091d00
  2. #226901
  3. #3bb501
  4. #55fe05
  5. #89fe51

Shades

#3bb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb501
  2. #35a301
  3. #2f9101
  4. #297f01
  5. #236d01
  6. #1e5b01
  7. #184800
  8. #123600
  9. #0c2400
  10. #061200
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb501
  2. #4fbc1a
  3. #62c434
  4. #76cb4d
  5. #89d367
  6. #9dda80
  7. #b1e199
  8. #c4e9b3
  9. #d8f0cc
  10. #ebf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb501
  2. #42b00e
  3. #49aa1a
  4. #50a527
  5. #57a034
  6. #5e9b41
  7. #64954d
  8. #6b905a
  9. #728b67
  10. #798573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a77d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26af99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8da51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30b179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb501 {
  color: #3bb501;
}
Background
.bg-3bb501 {
  background-color: #3bb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb501 {
  border: 2px solid #3bb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb501, #01b521);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.47 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.60 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 12.19 #c44afe Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#3bb501  rgb(59, 181, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#7b01b5  rgb(123, 1, 181)  hsl(281, 99%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#013bb5  rgb(1, 59, 181)  hsl(221, 99%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#b5013b  rgb(181, 1, 59)  hsl(341, 99%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy