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#4EA72A

#4ea72a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4ea72a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 65.49% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.85% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 102.72°, with 59.81% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #832aa7

Split complementary

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #442aa7
  3. #a72a8c

Analogous

  1. #8ca72a
  2. #4ea72a
  3. #2aa744

Triadic

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #2a4ea7
  3. #a72a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #2aa783
  3. #832aa7
  4. #a72a4e

Square

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #2a8ca7
  3. #832aa7
  4. #a7442a

Monochromatic

  1. #152d0b
  2. #316a1b
  3. #4ea72a
  4. #72d24c
  5. #a2e189

Shades

#4ea72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #469626
  3. #3e8622
  4. #37751d
  5. #2f6419
  6. #275415
  7. #1f4311
  8. #17320d
  9. #102108
  10. #081104
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ea72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #60b03f
  3. #71b955
  4. #83c16a
  5. #95ca7f
  6. #a7d395
  7. #b8dcaa
  8. #cae5bf
  9. #dcedd4
  10. #edf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ea72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ea72a
  2. #53a333
  3. #589f3b
  4. #5d9b44
  5. #62974c
  6. #679455
  7. #6c905e
  8. #718c66
  9. #76886f
  10. #7b8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9811 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46a18f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aa474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ea72a {
  color: #4ea72a;
}
Background
.bg-4ea72a {
  background-color: #4ea72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ea72a {
  border: 2px solid #4ea72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ea72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 167 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 60% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ea72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ea72a, #2aa744);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ea72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 167 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.03 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.71 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.40 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.07 #b158d5 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4ea72a  rgb(78, 167, 42)  hsl(103, 60%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#832aa7  rgb(131, 42, 167)  hsl(283, 60%, 41%)  Purple Heart
#2a4ea7  rgb(42, 78, 167)  hsl(223, 60%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue
#a72a4e  rgb(167, 42, 78)  hsl(343, 60%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy