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#4BA209

#4ba209 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4ba209 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 63.53% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.44% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 94.12°, with 89.47% saturation and 33.53% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.17.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.2736

Complementary

  1. #4ba209
  2. #6009a2

Split complementary

  1. #4ba209
  2. #1409a2
  3. #a20997

Analogous

  1. #97a209
  2. #4ba209
  3. #09a214

Triadic

  1. #4ba209
  2. #094ba2
  3. #a2094b

Tetradic

  1. #4ba209
  2. #09a260
  3. #6009a2
  4. #a2094b

Square

  1. #4ba209
  2. #0997a2
  3. #6009a2
  4. #a21409

Monochromatic

  1. #091301
  2. #295a05
  3. #4ba209
  4. #6dea0d
  5. #97f54f

Shades

#4ba209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ba209
  2. #449208
  3. #3c8207
  4. #357106
  5. #2d6105
  6. #265105
  7. #1e4104
  8. #173103
  9. #0f2002
  10. #081001
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ba209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ba209
  2. #5dab22
  3. #6fb53a
  4. #81be53
  5. #93c76b
  6. #a5d184
  7. #b7da9d
  8. #c9e3b5
  9. #dbecce
  10. #edf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ba209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ba209
  2. #509f15
  3. #569b21
  4. #5b982d
  5. #609439
  6. #669145
  7. #6b8e50
  8. #708a5c
  9. #758768
  10. #7b8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #459c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84951c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #489e6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ba209 {
  color: #4ba209;
}
Background
.bg-4ba209 {
  background-color: #4ba209;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ba209 {
  border: 2px solid #4ba209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ba209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 162 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 89% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ba209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ba209, #09a214);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ba209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 162 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.17 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.88 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.60 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.26 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.13 #b45df6 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4ba209  rgb(75, 162, 9)  hsl(94, 89%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#6009a2  rgb(96, 9, 162)  hsl(274, 89%, 34%)  Indigo
#094ba2  rgb(9, 75, 162)  hsl(214, 89%, 34%)  Cobalt Blue
#a2094b  rgb(162, 9, 75)  hsl(334, 89%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam