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#40BC06

#40bc06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#40bc06 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 100.88°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3707

Complementary

  1. #40bc06
  2. #8206bc

Split complementary

  1. #40bc06
  2. #2706bc
  3. #bc069b

Analogous

  1. #9bbc06
  2. #40bc06
  3. #06bc27

Triadic

  1. #40bc06
  2. #0640bc
  3. #bc0640

Tetradic

  1. #40bc06
  2. #06bc82
  3. #8206bc
  4. #bc0640

Square

  1. #40bc06
  2. #069bbc
  3. #8206bc
  4. #bc2706

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2801
  2. #277204
  3. #40bc06
  4. #5ff817
  5. #92fa61

Shades

#40bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40bc06
  2. #3aa905
  3. #339605
  4. #2d8404
  5. #267104
  6. #205e03
  7. #1a4b02
  8. #133802
  9. #0d2601
  10. #061301
  11. #000000

Tints

#40bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40bc06
  2. #53c31f
  3. #66c938
  4. #79d051
  5. #8cd76a
  6. #a0de83
  7. #b3e49b
  8. #c6ebb4
  9. #d9f2cd
  10. #ecf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40bc06
  2. #46b612
  3. #4db01e
  4. #53aa2b
  5. #5aa437
  6. #609e43
  7. #66984f
  8. #6d925b
  9. #738c68
  10. #7a8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87ae82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2cb59f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93ac20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35b87e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40bc06 {
  color: #40bc06;
}
Background
.bg-40bc06 {
  background-color: #40bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #40bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40bc06, #06bc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 0.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.57 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.59 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.67 #bf43f9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#40bc06  rgb(64, 188, 6)  hsl(101, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8206bc  rgb(130, 6, 188)  hsl(281, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#0640bc  rgb(6, 64, 188)  hsl(221, 94%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#bc0640  rgb(188, 6, 64)  hsl(341, 94%, 38%)  Cardinal