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#45A517

#45a517 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#45a517 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 64.71% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.06% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 100.56°, with 75.53% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.2824

Complementary

  1. #45a517
  2. #7717a5

Split complementary

  1. #45a517
  2. #3017a5
  3. #a5178c

Analogous

  1. #8ca517
  2. #45a517
  3. #17a530

Triadic

  1. #45a517
  2. #1745a5
  3. #a51745

Tetradic

  1. #45a517
  2. #17a577
  3. #7717a5
  4. #a51745

Square

  1. #45a517
  2. #178ca5
  3. #7717a5
  4. #a53017

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f04
  2. #29620e
  3. #45a517
  4. #64e128
  5. #94ea6b

Shades

#45a517 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45a517
  2. #3e9515
  3. #378412
  4. #307410
  5. #29630e
  6. #23530c
  7. #1c4209
  8. #153207
  9. #0e2105
  10. #071102
  11. #000000

Tints

#45a517 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45a517
  2. #58ae2e
  3. #6ab745
  4. #7dc05d
  5. #8fc974
  6. #a2d28b
  7. #b5dba2
  8. #c7e4b9
  9. #daedd1
  10. #ecf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45a517 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45a517
  2. #4ba122
  3. #519e2c
  4. #579a37
  5. #5d9641
  6. #63934c
  7. #688f56
  8. #6e8b61
  9. #74876b
  10. #7a8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9973 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8e2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b9f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fa170 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45a517 {
  color: #45a517;
}
Background
.bg-45a517 {
  background-color: #45a517;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45a517 {
  border: 2px solid #45a517;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45a517;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 165 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45a517 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45a517, #17a530);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45a517 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 165 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.37 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.09 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.54 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.78 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.63 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.96 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.09 #ba5ae8 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#45a517  rgb(69, 165, 23)  hsl(101, 76%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#7717a5  rgb(119, 23, 165)  hsl(281, 76%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple
#1745a5  rgb(23, 69, 165)  hsl(221, 76%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#a51745  rgb(165, 23, 69)  hsl(341, 76%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy