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#4CB221

#4cb221 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4cb221 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 69.8% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.46% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 102.21°, with 68.72% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.3349

Complementary

  1. #4cb221
  2. #8721b2

Split complementary

  1. #4cb221
  2. #3f21b2
  3. #b22194

Analogous

  1. #94b221
  2. #4cb221
  3. #21b23f

Triadic

  1. #4cb221
  2. #214cb2
  3. #b2214c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb221
  2. #21b287
  3. #8721b2
  4. #b2214c

Square

  1. #4cb221
  2. #2194b2
  3. #8721b2
  4. #b23f21

Monochromatic

  1. #153109
  2. #307115
  3. #4cb221
  4. #71dc43
  5. #a2e884

Shades

#4cb221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb221
  2. #44a01e
  3. #3d8e1a
  4. #357d17
  5. #2e6b14
  6. #265911
  7. #1e470d
  8. #17350a
  9. #0f2407
  10. #081203
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb221
  2. #5eba37
  3. #70c14d
  4. #82c964
  5. #94d17a
  6. #a6d990
  7. #b7e0a6
  8. #c9e8bc
  9. #dbf0d3
  10. #edf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb221
  2. #51ad2b
  3. #56a834
  4. #5ca33e
  5. #619e47
  6. #669951
  7. #6b945a
  8. #708f64
  9. #768a6d
  10. #7b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a67e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42ac98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a809 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fa42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46ae7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb221 {
  color: #4cb221;
}
Background
.bg-4cb221 {
  background-color: #4cb221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb221 {
  border: 2px solid #4cb221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 178 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 69% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb221, #21b23f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 178 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.64 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.00 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.32 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 11.57 #b34dde Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4cb221  rgb(76, 178, 33)  hsl(102, 69%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#8721b2  rgb(135, 33, 178)  hsl(282, 69%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#214cb2  rgb(33, 76, 178)  hsl(222, 69%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#b2214c  rgb(178, 33, 76)  hsl(342, 69%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy