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#4BB540

#4bb540 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4bb540 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 70.98% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.64% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 114.36°, with 47.76% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3491

Complementary

  1. #4bb540
  2. #aa40b5

Split complementary

  1. #4bb540
  2. #7040b5
  3. #b54086

Analogous

  1. #86b540
  2. #4bb540
  3. #40b570

Triadic

  1. #4bb540
  2. #404bb5
  3. #b5404b

Tetradic

  1. #4bb540
  2. #40b5aa
  3. #aa40b5
  4. #b5404b

Square

  1. #4bb540
  2. #4086b5
  3. #aa40b5
  4. #b57040

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4418
  2. #347c2c
  3. #4bb540
  4. #7cce74
  5. #b1e2ac

Shades

#4bb540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bb540
  2. #44a33a
  3. #3c9133
  4. #357f2d
  5. #2d6d26
  6. #265b20
  7. #1e481a
  8. #173613
  9. #0f240d
  10. #081206
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bb540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bb540
  2. #5dbc53
  3. #6fc466
  4. #81cb79
  5. #93d38c
  6. #a5daa0
  7. #b7e1b3
  8. #c9e9c6
  9. #dbf0d9
  10. #edf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bb540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bb540
  2. #50b046
  3. #56aa4d
  4. #5ba553
  5. #60a05a
  6. #669b60
  7. #6b9566
  8. #70906d
  9. #758b73
  10. #7b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a532 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9c4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3bb09d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99ac38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fa746 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bb540 {
  color: #4bb540;
}
Background
.bg-4bb540 {
  background-color: #4bb540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bb540 {
  border: 2px solid #4bb540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bb540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 181 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 48% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bb540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bb540, #40b570);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bb540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 181 64 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.37 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.13 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.75 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.92 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.62 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.90 #b44abf Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4bb540  rgb(75, 181, 64)  hsl(114, 48%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#aa40b5  rgb(170, 64, 181)  hsl(294, 48%, 48%)  Purpureus
#404bb5  rgb(64, 75, 181)  hsl(234, 48%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#b5404b  rgb(181, 64, 75)  hsl(354, 48%, 48%)  Brick Red