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#4CB42E

#4cb42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4cb42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 106.57°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3438

Complementary

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #962eb4

Split complementary

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #532eb4
  3. #b42e8f

Analogous

  1. #8fb42e
  2. #4cb42e
  3. #2eb453

Triadic

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #2e4cb4
  3. #b42e4c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #2eb496
  3. #962eb4
  4. #b42e4c

Square

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #2e8fb4
  3. #962eb4
  4. #b4532e

Monochromatic

  1. #193a0f
  2. #32771e
  3. #4cb42e
  4. #75d55a
  5. #a8e497

Shades

#4cb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #44a229
  3. #3d9025
  4. #357e20
  5. #2e6c1c
  6. #265a17
  7. #1e4812
  8. #17360e
  9. #0f2409
  10. #081205
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #5ebc43
  3. #70c358
  4. #82cb6d
  5. #94d282
  6. #a6da97
  7. #b7e1ab
  8. #c9e9c0
  9. #dbf0d5
  10. #edf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb42e
  2. #51af36
  3. #56aa3e
  4. #5ca447
  5. #619f4f
  6. #669a57
  7. #6b955f
  8. #709067
  9. #768a70
  10. #7b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a413 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40ae9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99aa21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90a637 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45b07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb42e {
  color: #4cb42e;
}
Background
.bg-4cb42e {
  background-color: #4cb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb42e {
  border: 2px solid #4cb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb42e, #2eb453);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.77 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.68 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.31 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.24 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.39 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.62 #b34bd1 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4cb42e  rgb(76, 180, 46)  hsl(107, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#962eb4  rgb(150, 46, 180)  hsl(287, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2e4cb4  rgb(46, 76, 180)  hsl(227, 59%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#b42e4c  rgb(180, 46, 76)  hsl(347, 59%, 44%)  Cardinal