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#48C021

#48c021 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48c021 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 105.28°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3919

Complementary

  1. #48c021
  2. #9921c0

Split complementary

  1. #48c021
  2. #4921c0
  3. #c02198

Analogous

  1. #98c021
  2. #48c021
  3. #21c049

Triadic

  1. #48c021
  2. #2148c0
  3. #c02148

Tetradic

  1. #48c021
  2. #21c099
  3. #9921c0
  4. #c02148

Square

  1. #48c021
  2. #2198c0
  3. #9921c0
  4. #c04921

Monochromatic

  1. #173d0b
  2. #307f16
  3. #48c021
  4. #71e04d
  5. #a5ec8e

Shades

#48c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48c021
  2. #41ad1e
  3. #3a9a1a
  4. #328617
  5. #2b7314
  6. #246011
  7. #1d4d0d
  8. #163a0a
  9. #0e2607
  10. #071303
  11. #000000

Tints

#48c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48c021
  2. #5ac637
  3. #6dcd4d
  4. #7fd364
  5. #91d97a
  6. #a4e090
  7. #b6e6a6
  8. #c8ecbc
  9. #daf2d3
  10. #edf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48c021
  2. #4eba2b
  3. #53b334
  4. #59ad3e
  5. #5ea647
  6. #64a051
  7. #6a9a5a
  8. #6f9364
  9. #758d6d
  10. #7a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37b9a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97b02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ebc83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48c021 {
  color: #48c021;
}
Background
.bg-48c021 {
  background-color: #48c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48c021 {
  border: 2px solid #48c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48c021, #21c049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.41 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.31 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.40 #b73fde Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#48c021  rgb(72, 192, 33)  hsl(105, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#9921c0  rgb(153, 33, 192)  hsl(285, 71%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2148c0  rgb(33, 72, 192)  hsl(225, 71%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#c02148  rgb(192, 33, 72)  hsl(345, 71%, 44%)  Cardinal