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#4BB501

#4bb501 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4bb501 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.45% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 95.33°, with 98.9% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #4bb501
  2. #6b01b5

Split complementary

  1. #4bb501
  2. #1101b5
  3. #b501a5

Analogous

  1. #a5b501
  2. #4bb501
  3. #01b511

Triadic

  1. #4bb501
  2. #014bb5
  3. #b5014b

Tetradic

  1. #4bb501
  2. #01b56b
  3. #6b01b5
  4. #b5014b

Square

  1. #4bb501
  2. #01a5b5
  3. #6b01b5
  4. #b51101

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1d00
  2. #2b6901
  3. #4bb501
  4. #6bfe05
  5. #98fe51

Shades

#4bb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bb501
  2. #44a301
  3. #3c9101
  4. #357f01
  5. #2d6d01
  6. #265b01
  7. #1e4800
  8. #173600
  9. #0f2400
  10. #081200
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bb501
  2. #5dbc1a
  3. #6fc434
  4. #81cb4d
  5. #93d367
  6. #a5da80
  7. #b7e199
  8. #c9e9b3
  9. #dbf0cc
  10. #edf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bb501
  2. #50b00e
  3. #56aa1a
  4. #5ba527
  5. #60a034
  6. #669b41
  7. #6b954d
  8. #70905a
  9. #758b67
  10. #7b8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a87e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41ae99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91a61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45b179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bb501 {
  color: #4bb501;
}
Background
.bg-4bb501 {
  background-color: #4bb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bb501 {
  border: 2px solid #4bb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bb501, #01b511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.77 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.91 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.20 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.81 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.98 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.85 #b44afe Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4bb501  rgb(75, 181, 1)  hsl(95, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#6b01b5  rgb(107, 1, 181)  hsl(275, 99%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#014bb5  rgb(1, 75, 181)  hsl(215, 99%, 36%)  Cobalt Blue
#b5014b  rgb(181, 1, 75)  hsl(335, 99%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy