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#45BE21

#45be21 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#45be21 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 106.24°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.382

Complementary

  1. #45be21
  2. #9a21be

Split complementary

  1. #45be21
  2. #4c21be
  3. #be2194

Analogous

  1. #94be21
  2. #45be21
  3. #21be4c

Triadic

  1. #45be21
  2. #2145be
  3. #be2145

Tetradic

  1. #45be21
  2. #21be9a
  3. #9a21be
  4. #be2145

Square

  1. #45be21
  2. #2194be
  3. #9a21be
  4. #be4c21

Monochromatic

  1. #163c0a
  2. #2d7d16
  3. #45be21
  4. #6ee04c
  5. #a2eb8d

Shades

#45be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45be21
  2. #3eab1e
  3. #37981a
  4. #308517
  5. #297214
  6. #235f11
  7. #1c4c0d
  8. #15390a
  9. #0e2607
  10. #071303
  11. #000000

Tints

#45be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45be21
  2. #58c537
  3. #6acb4d
  4. #7dd264
  5. #8fd87a
  6. #a2df90
  7. #b5e5a6
  8. #c7ecbc
  9. #daf2d3
  10. #ecf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45be21
  2. #4bb82b
  3. #51b234
  4. #57ab3e
  5. #5da547
  6. #639f51
  7. #68995a
  8. #6e9364
  9. #748c6d
  10. #7a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b402 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95ae2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3bba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45be21 {
  color: #45be21;
}
Background
.bg-45be21 {
  background-color: #45be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45be21 {
  border: 2px solid #45be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45be21, #21be4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.22 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.49 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.14 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.41 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.46 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.53 #ba41de Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#45be21  rgb(69, 190, 33)  hsl(106, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#9a21be  rgb(154, 33, 190)  hsl(286, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2145be  rgb(33, 69, 190)  hsl(226, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#be2145  rgb(190, 33, 69)  hsl(346, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal