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#4EA228

#4ea228 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4ea228 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 63.53% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.31% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 101.31°, with 60.4% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.47.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #4ea228
  2. #7c28a2

Split complementary

  1. #4ea228
  2. #3f28a2
  3. #a2288b

Analogous

  1. #8ba228
  2. #4ea228
  3. #28a23f

Triadic

  1. #4ea228
  2. #284ea2
  3. #a2284e

Tetradic

  1. #4ea228
  2. #28a27c
  3. #7c28a2
  4. #a2284e

Square

  1. #4ea228
  2. #288ba2
  3. #7c28a2
  4. #a23f28

Monochromatic

  1. #13270a
  2. #306519
  3. #4ea228
  4. #71d145
  5. #a0e083

Shades

#4ea228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ea228
  2. #469224
  3. #3e8220
  4. #37711c
  5. #2f6118
  6. #275114
  7. #1f4110
  8. #17310c
  9. #102008
  10. #081004
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ea228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ea228
  2. #60ab3e
  3. #71b553
  4. #83be69
  5. #95c77e
  6. #a7d194
  7. #b8daa9
  8. #cae3bf
  9. #dcecd4
  10. #edf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ea228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ea228
  2. #539f31
  3. #589b3a
  4. #5d9842
  5. #62944b
  6. #679154
  7. #6c8e5d
  8. #718a66
  9. #76876e
  10. #7b8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7940f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8d35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #489c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9a1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a9f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ea228 {
  color: #4ea228;
}
Background
.bg-4ea228 {
  background-color: #4ea228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ea228 {
  border: 2px solid #4ea228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ea228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 162 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ea228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ea228, #28a23f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ea228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 162 40 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.47 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.80 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.49 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.98 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.08 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.92 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.20 #b15dd7 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4ea228  rgb(78, 162, 40)  hsl(101, 60%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#7c28a2  rgb(124, 40, 162)  hsl(281, 60%, 40%)  Purple Heart
#284ea2  rgb(40, 78, 162)  hsl(221, 60%, 40%)  Cobalt Blue
#a2284e  rgb(162, 40, 78)  hsl(341, 60%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam