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#4EAA05

#4eaa05 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eaa05 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, 66.67% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 93.45°, with 94.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3038

Complementary

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #6105aa

Split complementary

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #0e05aa
  3. #aa05a0

Analogous

  1. #a0aa05
  2. #4eaa05
  3. #05aa0e

Triadic

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #054eaa
  3. #aa054e

Tetradic

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #05aa61
  3. #6105aa
  4. #aa054e

Square

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #05a0aa
  3. #6105aa
  4. #aa0e05

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1501
  2. #2c6003
  3. #4eaa05
  4. #70f407
  5. #9afa4e

Shades

#4eaa05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #469905
  3. #3e8804
  4. #377704
  5. #2f6603
  6. #275503
  7. #1f4402
  8. #173302
  9. #102201
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eaa05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #60b31e
  3. #71bb37
  4. #83c450
  5. #95cc69
  6. #a7d582
  7. #b8dd9b
  8. #cae6b4
  9. #dceecd
  10. #edf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eaa05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eaa05
  2. #53a611
  3. #58a21e
  4. #5d9d2a
  5. #629936
  6. #679543
  7. #6c914f
  8. #718d5b
  9. #768867
  10. #7b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48a390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9d1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aa672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eaa05 {
  color: #4eaa05;
}
Background
.bg-4eaa05 {
  background-color: #4eaa05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eaa05 {
  border: 2px solid #4eaa05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eaa05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 170 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eaa05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eaa05, #05aa0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eaa05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 170 5 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.67 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.82 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.05 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.24 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.48 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.86 #b155fa Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eaa05  rgb(78, 170, 5)  hsl(93, 94%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#6105aa  rgb(97, 5, 170)  hsl(273, 94%, 34%)  Indigo
#054eaa  rgb(5, 78, 170)  hsl(213, 94%, 34%)  Sapphire
#aa054e  rgb(170, 5, 78)  hsl(333, 94%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam