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#48B20E

#48b20e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48b20e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 69.8% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.13% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 98.78°, with 85.42% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3325

Complementary

  1. #48b20e
  2. #780eb2

Split complementary

  1. #48b20e
  2. #260eb2
  3. #b20e9a

Analogous

  1. #9ab20e
  2. #48b20e
  3. #0eb226

Triadic

  1. #48b20e
  2. #0e48b2
  3. #b20e48

Tetradic

  1. #48b20e
  2. #0eb278
  3. #780eb2
  4. #b20e48

Square

  1. #48b20e
  2. #0e9ab2
  3. #780eb2
  4. #b2260e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2403
  2. #2b6b08
  3. #48b20e
  4. #68ed1f
  5. #98f366

Shades

#48b20e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48b20e
  2. #41a00d
  3. #3a8e0b
  4. #327d0a
  5. #2b6b08
  6. #245907
  7. #1d4706
  8. #163504
  9. #0e2403
  10. #071201
  11. #000000

Tints

#48b20e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48b20e
  2. #5aba26
  3. #6dc13e
  4. #7fc956
  5. #91d16e
  6. #a4d987
  7. #b6e09f
  8. #c8e8b7
  9. #daf0cf
  10. #edf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48b20e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48b20e
  2. #4ead19
  3. #53a825
  4. #59a330
  5. #5e9e3c
  6. #649947
  7. #6a9452
  8. #6f8f5e
  9. #758a69
  10. #7a8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a57c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3dac97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42ae78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48b20e {
  color: #48b20e;
}
Background
.bg-48b20e {
  background-color: #48b20e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48b20e {
  border: 2px solid #48b20e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48b20e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 178 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48b20e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b20e, #0eb226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48b20e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 178 14 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.50 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.78 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.72 #b74df1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#48b20e  rgb(72, 178, 14)  hsl(99, 85%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#780eb2  rgb(120, 14, 178)  hsl(279, 85%, 38%)  Purple Heart
#0e48b2  rgb(14, 72, 178)  hsl(219, 85%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#b20e48  rgb(178, 14, 72)  hsl(339, 85%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy