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#4EA709

#4ea709 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4ea709 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 65.49% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.61% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 93.8°, with 89.77% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2928

Complementary

  1. #4ea709
  2. #6209a7

Split complementary

  1. #4ea709
  2. #1309a7
  3. #a7099d

Analogous

  1. #9da709
  2. #4ea709
  3. #09a713

Triadic

  1. #4ea709
  2. #094ea7
  3. #a7094e

Tetradic

  1. #4ea709
  2. #09a762
  3. #6209a7
  4. #a7094e

Square

  1. #4ea709
  2. #099da7
  3. #6209a7
  4. #a71309

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1601
  2. #2c5e05
  3. #4ea709
  4. #70f00d
  5. #9af653

Shades

#4ea709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ea709
  2. #469608
  3. #3e8607
  4. #377506
  5. #2f6405
  6. #275405
  7. #1f4304
  8. #173203
  9. #102102
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ea709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ea709
  2. #60b022
  3. #71b93a
  4. #83c153
  5. #95ca6b
  6. #a7d384
  7. #b8dc9d
  8. #cae5b5
  9. #dcedce
  10. #edf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ea709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ea709
  2. #53a315
  3. #589f21
  4. #5d9b2d
  5. #629739
  6. #679445
  7. #6c9050
  8. #718c5c
  9. #768868
  10. #7b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9c75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48a18d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ba370 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ea709 {
  color: #4ea709;
}
Background
.bg-4ea709 {
  background-color: #4ea709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ea709 {
  border: 2px solid #4ea709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ea709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 167 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ea709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ea709, #09a713);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ea709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 167 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.67 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.10 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.95 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.04 #b158f6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4ea709  rgb(78, 167, 9)  hsl(94, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#6209a7  rgb(98, 9, 167)  hsl(274, 90%, 35%)  Indigo
#094ea7  rgb(9, 78, 167)  hsl(214, 90%, 35%)  Cobalt Blue
#a7094e  rgb(167, 9, 78)  hsl(334, 90%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam