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#40B51B

#40b51b ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40b51b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 70.98% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.08% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 105.58°, with 74.04% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3422

Complementary

  1. #40b51b
  2. #901bb5

Split complementary

  1. #40b51b
  2. #431bb5
  3. #b51b8d

Analogous

  1. #8db51b
  2. #40b51b
  3. #1bb543

Triadic

  1. #40b51b
  2. #1b40b5
  3. #b51b40

Tetradic

  1. #40b51b
  2. #1bb590
  3. #901bb5
  4. #b51b40

Square

  1. #40b51b
  2. #1b8db5
  3. #901bb5
  4. #b5431b

Monochromatic

  1. #113007
  2. #287211
  3. #40b51b
  4. #63e23b
  5. #98ec7d

Shades

#40b51b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40b51b
  2. #3aa318
  3. #339116
  4. #2d7f13
  5. #266d10
  6. #205b0e
  7. #1a480b
  8. #133608
  9. #0d2405
  10. #061203
  11. #000000

Tints

#40b51b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40b51b
  2. #53bc32
  3. #66c449
  4. #79cb5f
  5. #8cd376
  6. #a0da8d
  7. #b3e1a4
  8. #c6e9bb
  9. #d9f0d1
  10. #ecf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40b51b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40b51b
  2. #46b025
  3. #4daa2f
  4. #53a539
  5. #5aa043
  6. #609b4e
  7. #669558
  8. #6d9062
  9. #738b6c
  10. #7a8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a87e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2eaf9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea629 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36b17b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40b51b {
  color: #40b51b;
}
Background
.bg-40b51b {
  background-color: #40b51b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40b51b {
  border: 2px solid #40b51b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40b51b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 181 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40b51b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40b51b, #1bb543);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40b51b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 181 27 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.65 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.74 #bf4ae4 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#40b51b  rgb(64, 181, 27)  hsl(106, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#901bb5  rgb(144, 27, 181)  hsl(286, 74%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#1b40b5  rgb(27, 64, 181)  hsl(226, 74%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#b51b40  rgb(181, 27, 64)  hsl(346, 74%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy