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#48B217

#48b217 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48b217 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.08% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 101.03°, with 77.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3328

Complementary

  1. #48b217
  2. #8117b2

Split complementary

  1. #48b217
  2. #3317b2
  3. #b21795

Analogous

  1. #95b217
  2. #48b217
  3. #17b233

Triadic

  1. #48b217
  2. #1748b2
  3. #b21748

Tetradic

  1. #48b217
  2. #17b281
  3. #8117b2
  4. #b21748

Square

  1. #48b217
  2. #1795b2
  3. #8117b2
  4. #b23317

Monochromatic

  1. #112a05
  2. #2d6e0e
  3. #48b217
  4. #6ae431
  5. #9bed75

Shades

#48b217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48b217
  2. #41a015
  3. #3a8e12
  4. #327d10
  5. #2b6b0e
  6. #24590c
  7. #1d4709
  8. #163507
  9. #0e2405
  10. #071202
  11. #000000

Tints

#48b217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48b217
  2. #5aba2e
  3. #6dc145
  4. #7fc95d
  5. #91d174
  6. #a4d98b
  7. #b6e0a2
  8. #c8e8b9
  9. #daf0d1
  10. #edf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48b217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48b217
  2. #4ead22
  3. #53a82c
  4. #59a337
  5. #5e9e41
  6. #64994c
  7. #6a9456
  8. #6f8f61
  9. #758a6b
  10. #7a8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 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 #ab992d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3cac97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41ae79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48b217 {
  color: #48b217;
}
Background
.bg-48b217 {
  background-color: #48b217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48b217 {
  border: 2px solid #48b217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48b217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 178 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48b217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48b217, #17b233);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48b217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 178 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.54 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.34 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.00 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.22 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.77 #b74de8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#48b217  rgb(72, 178, 23)  hsl(101, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#8117b2  rgb(129, 23, 178)  hsl(281, 77%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#1748b2  rgb(23, 72, 178)  hsl(221, 77%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#b21748  rgb(178, 23, 72)  hsl(341, 77%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy