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#42A91C

#42a91c ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42a91c is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.43% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 103.83°, with 71.57% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2962

Complementary

  1. #42a91c
  2. #831ca9

Split complementary

  1. #42a91c
  2. #3d1ca9
  3. #a91c89

Analogous

  1. #89a91c
  2. #42a91c
  3. #1ca93d

Triadic

  1. #42a91c
  2. #1c42a9
  3. #a91c42

Tetradic

  1. #42a91c
  2. #1ca983
  3. #831ca9
  4. #a91c42

Square

  1. #42a91c
  2. #1c89a9
  3. #831ca9
  4. #a93d1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2606
  2. #286711
  3. #42a91c
  4. #62dd34
  5. #95e876

Shades

#42a91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42a91c
  2. #3b9819
  3. #358716
  4. #2e7614
  5. #286511
  6. #21550e
  7. #1a440b
  8. #143308
  9. #0d2206
  10. #071103
  11. #000000

Tints

#42a91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42a91c
  2. #55b233
  3. #68ba49
  4. #7bc360
  5. #8ecb77
  6. #a1d48e
  7. #b3dda4
  8. #c6e5bb
  9. #d9eed2
  10. #ecf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42a91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42a91c
  2. #48a526
  3. #4ea130
  4. #559d3a
  5. #5b9944
  6. #61954e
  7. #679058
  8. #6d8c62
  9. #74886c
  10. #7a8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b9d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1912e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35a390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa001 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869b28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ba573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42a91c {
  color: #42a91c;
}
Background
.bg-42a91c {
  background-color: #42a91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42a91c {
  border: 2px solid #42a91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42a91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42a91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42a91c, #1ca93d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42a91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.31 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.17 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.65 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.66 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.47 #bd56e3 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#42a91c  rgb(66, 169, 28)  hsl(104, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#831ca9  rgb(131, 28, 169)  hsl(284, 72%, 39%)  Purple Heart
#1c42a9  rgb(28, 66, 169)  hsl(224, 72%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#a91c42  rgb(169, 28, 66)  hsl(344, 72%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy