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#3CB42E

#3cb42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cb42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 113.73°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.338

Complementary

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #a62eb4

Split complementary

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #632eb4
  3. #b42e7f

Analogous

  1. #7fb42e
  2. #3cb42e
  3. #2eb463

Triadic

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #2e3cb4
  3. #b42e3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #2eb4a6
  3. #a62eb4
  4. #b42e3c

Square

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #2e7fb4
  3. #a62eb4
  4. #b4632e

Monochromatic

  1. #133a0f
  2. #28771e
  3. #3cb42e
  4. #67d55a
  5. #9fe497

Shades

#3cb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #36a229
  3. #309025
  4. #2a7e20
  5. #246c1c
  6. #1e5a17
  7. #184812
  8. #12360e
  9. #0c2409
  10. #061205
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #50bc43
  3. #63c358
  4. #77cb6d
  5. #8ad282
  6. #9eda97
  7. #b1e1ab
  8. #c5e9c0
  9. #d8f0d5
  10. #ecf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb42e
  2. #43af36
  3. #4aaa3e
  4. #50a447
  5. #579f4f
  6. #5e9a57
  7. #65955f
  8. #6c9067
  9. #728a70
  10. #798578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a77f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a313 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9a3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23ae9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96aa21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ba537 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fb17d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb42e {
  color: #3cb42e;
}
Background
.bg-3cb42e {
  background-color: #3cb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb42e {
  border: 2px solid #3cb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb42e, #2eb463);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.44 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.77 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.95 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.10 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.42 #c34bd1 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#3cb42e  rgb(60, 180, 46)  hsl(114, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#a62eb4  rgb(166, 46, 180)  hsl(294, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2e3cb4  rgb(46, 60, 180)  hsl(234, 59%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#b42e3c  rgb(180, 46, 60)  hsl(354, 59%, 44%)  Cardinal