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#4EAA0B

#4eaa0b ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eaa0b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 94.72°, with 87.85% saturation and 35.49% 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.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3039

Complementary

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #670baa

Split complementary

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #180baa
  3. #aa0b9d

Analogous

  1. #9daa0b
  2. #4eaa0b
  3. #0baa18

Triadic

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #0b4eaa
  3. #aa0b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #0baa67
  3. #670baa
  4. #aa0b4e

Square

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #0b9daa
  3. #670baa
  4. #aa180b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1a02
  2. #2d6206
  3. #4eaa0b
  4. #6ff012
  5. #9bf45a

Shades

#4eaa0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #46990a
  3. #3e8809
  4. #377708
  5. #2f6607
  6. #275506
  7. #1f4404
  8. #173303
  9. #102202
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eaa0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #60b323
  3. #71bb3c
  4. #83c454
  5. #95cc6d
  6. #a7d585
  7. #b8dd9d
  8. #cae6b6
  9. #dceece
  10. #edf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eaa0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eaa0b
  2. #53a617
  3. #58a222
  4. #5d9d2e
  5. #62993a
  6. #679546
  7. #6c9151
  8. #718d5d
  9. #768869
  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 #8a9d1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aa672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eaa0b {
  color: #4eaa0b;
}
Background
.bg-4eaa0b {
  background-color: #4eaa0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eaa0b {
  border: 2px solid #4eaa0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eaa0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 170 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 88% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eaa0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eaa0b, #0baa18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eaa0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 170 11 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.78 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.77 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.00 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.24 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.34 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.78 #b155f4 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eaa0b  rgb(78, 170, 11)  hsl(95, 88%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#670baa  rgb(103, 11, 170)  hsl(275, 88%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#0b4eaa  rgb(11, 78, 170)  hsl(215, 88%, 35%)  Sapphire
#aa0b4e  rgb(170, 11, 78)  hsl(335, 88%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam