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#40AE2D

#40ae2d ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40ae2d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 68.24% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.14% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 111.16°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.3155

Complementary

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #9b2dae

Split complementary

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #5a2dae
  3. #ae2d81

Analogous

  1. #81ae2d
  2. #40ae2d
  3. #2dae5a

Triadic

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #2d40ae
  3. #ae2d40

Tetradic

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #2dae9b
  3. #9b2dae
  4. #ae2d40

Square

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #2d81ae
  3. #9b2dae
  4. #ae5a2d

Monochromatic

  1. #13340e
  2. #2a711d
  3. #40ae2d
  4. #67d355
  5. #9de391

Shades

#40ae2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #3a9d29
  3. #338b24
  4. #2d7a20
  5. #26681b
  6. #205717
  7. #1a4612
  8. #13340e
  9. #0d2309
  10. #061105
  11. #000000

Tints

#40ae2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #53b642
  3. #66be57
  4. #79c66c
  5. #8cce81
  6. #a0d796
  7. #b3dfab
  8. #c6e7c0
  9. #d9efd5
  10. #ecf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40ae2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40ae2d
  2. #46a935
  3. #4da53e
  4. #53a046
  5. #5a9c4e
  6. #609757
  7. #66925f
  8. #6d8e67
  9. #73896f
  10. #7a8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea17b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5953a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2ea895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92a520 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88a036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40ae2d {
  color: #40ae2d;
}
Background
.bg-40ae2d {
  background-color: #40ae2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40ae2d {
  border: 2px solid #40ae2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40ae2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 174 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40ae2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40ae2d, #2dae5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40ae2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 174 45 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.60 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.29 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.59 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.24 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.35 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.98 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.61 #bf51d2 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#40ae2d  rgb(64, 174, 45)  hsl(111, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#9b2dae  rgb(155, 45, 174)  hsl(291, 59%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#2d40ae  rgb(45, 64, 174)  hsl(231, 59%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#ae2d40  rgb(174, 45, 64)  hsl(351, 59%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy