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#40BB0E

#40bb0e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40bb0e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 73.33% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 102.66°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 0.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3666

Complementary

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #890ebb

Split complementary

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #330ebb
  3. #bb0e96

Analogous

  1. #96bb0e
  2. #40bb0e
  3. #0ebb33

Triadic

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #0e40bb
  3. #bb0e40

Tetradic

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #0ebb89
  3. #890ebb
  4. #bb0e40

Square

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #0e96bb
  3. #890ebb
  4. #bb330e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2d03
  2. #287409
  3. #40bb0e
  4. #61ef27
  5. #95f46e

Shades

#40bb0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #3aa80d
  3. #33960b
  4. #2d830a
  5. #267008
  6. #205e07
  7. #1a4b06
  8. #133804
  9. #0d2503
  10. #061301
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bb0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #53c226
  3. #66c93e
  4. #79cf56
  5. #8cd66e
  6. #a0dd87
  7. #b3e49f
  8. #c6ebb7
  9. #d9f1cf
  10. #ecf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bb0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bb0e
  2. #46b519
  3. #4daf25
  4. #53a930
  5. #5aa33c
  6. #609e47
  7. #669852
  8. #6d925e
  9. #738c69
  10. #7a8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87ad82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2cb49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92ab23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35b77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bb0e {
  color: #40bb0e;
}
Background
.bg-40bb0e {
  background-color: #40bb0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bb0e {
  border: 2px solid #40bb0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bb0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 187 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bb0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bb0e, #0ebb33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bb0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 187 14 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 0.85 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.43 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.16 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.25 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.79 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.49 #bf44f1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#40bb0e  rgb(64, 187, 14)  hsl(103, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#890ebb  rgb(137, 14, 187)  hsl(283, 86%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#0e40bb  rgb(14, 64, 187)  hsl(223, 86%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#bb0e40  rgb(187, 14, 64)  hsl(343, 86%, 39%)  Cardinal