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#4EAA09

#4eaa09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eaa09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3039

Complementary

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #6509aa

Split complementary

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #1509aa
  3. #aa099e

Analogous

  1. #9eaa09
  2. #4eaa09
  3. #09aa15

Triadic

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #094eaa
  3. #aa094e

Tetradic

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #09aa65
  3. #6509aa
  4. #aa094e

Square

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #099eaa
  3. #6509aa
  4. #aa1509

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1901
  2. #2d6105
  3. #4eaa09
  4. #6ff20d
  5. #9bf656

Shades

#4eaa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #469908
  3. #3e8807
  4. #377706
  5. #2f6605
  6. #275505
  7. #1f4404
  8. #173303
  9. #102202
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eaa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #60b322
  3. #71bb3a
  4. #83c453
  5. #95cc6b
  6. #a7d584
  7. #b8dd9d
  8. #cae6b5
  9. #dceece
  10. #edf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eaa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eaa09
  2. #53a615
  3. #58a221
  4. #5d9d2d
  5. #629939
  6. #679545
  7. #6c9150
  8. #718d5c
  9. #768868
  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 #a49326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48a390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9d1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aa672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eaa09 {
  color: #4eaa09;
}
Background
.bg-4eaa09 {
  background-color: #4eaa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eaa09 {
  border: 2px solid #4eaa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eaa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eaa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eaa09, #09aa15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eaa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.78 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.78 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.24 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.39 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.81 #b155f6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eaa09  rgb(78, 170, 9)  hsl(94, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#6509aa  rgb(101, 9, 170)  hsl(274, 90%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#094eaa  rgb(9, 78, 170)  hsl(214, 90%, 35%)  Sapphire
#aa094e  rgb(170, 9, 78)  hsl(334, 90%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam