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#46BB12

#46bb12 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#46bb12 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.37% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 101.54°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 0.45.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3689

Complementary

  1. #46bb12
  2. #8712bb

Split complementary

  1. #46bb12
  2. #3312bb
  3. #bb129b

Analogous

  1. #9bbb12
  2. #46bb12
  3. #12bb33

Triadic

  1. #46bb12
  2. #1246bb
  3. #bb1246

Tetradic

  1. #46bb12
  2. #12bb87
  3. #8712bb
  4. #bb1246

Square

  1. #46bb12
  2. #129bbb
  3. #8712bb
  4. #bb3312

Monochromatic

  1. #122f05
  2. #2c750b
  3. #46bb12
  4. #69eb2f
  5. #9bf274

Shades

#46bb12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bb12
  2. #3fa810
  3. #38960e
  4. #31830d
  5. #2a700b
  6. #235e09
  7. #1c4b07
  8. #153805
  9. #0e2504
  10. #071302
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bb12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bb12
  2. #59c22a
  3. #6bc941
  4. #7ecf59
  5. #90d671
  6. #a3dd89
  7. #b5e4a0
  8. #c8ebb8
  9. #daf1d0
  10. #edf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bb12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bb12
  2. #4cb51d
  3. #52af28
  4. #57a933
  5. #5da33e
  6. #639e49
  7. #699854
  8. #6f925f
  9. #748c6a
  10. #7a8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88ad82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37b49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93ab25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3db77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bb12 {
  color: #46bb12;
}
Background
.bg-46bb12 {
  background-color: #46bb12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bb12 {
  border: 2px solid #46bb12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bb12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bb12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bb12, #12bb33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bb12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 18 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 0.45 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.89 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.31 #b944ed Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#46bb12  rgb(70, 187, 18)  hsl(102, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#8712bb  rgb(135, 18, 187)  hsl(282, 82%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#1246bb  rgb(18, 70, 187)  hsl(222, 82%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#bb1246  rgb(187, 18, 70)  hsl(342, 82%, 40%)  Cardinal