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#4EAC17

#4eac17 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eac17 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 67.45% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 97.85°, with 76.41% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3119

Complementary

  1. #4eac17
  2. #7517ac

Split complementary

  1. #4eac17
  2. #2a17ac
  3. #ac1799

Analogous

  1. #99ac17
  2. #4eac17
  3. #17ac2a

Triadic

  1. #4eac17
  2. #174eac
  3. #ac174e

Tetradic

  1. #4eac17
  2. #17ac75
  3. #7517ac
  4. #ac174e

Square

  1. #4eac17
  2. #1799ac
  3. #7517ac
  4. #ac2a17

Monochromatic

  1. #112505
  2. #2f690e
  3. #4eac17
  4. #70e32d
  5. #9eec70

Shades

#4eac17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eac17
  2. #469b15
  3. #3e8a12
  4. #377810
  5. #2f670e
  6. #27560c
  7. #1f4509
  8. #173407
  9. #102205
  10. #081102
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eac17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eac17
  2. #60b42e
  3. #71bd45
  4. #83c55d
  5. #95cd74
  6. #a7d68b
  7. #b8dea2
  8. #cae6b9
  9. #dceed1
  10. #edf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eac17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eac17
  2. #53a822
  3. #58a32c
  4. #5d9f37
  5. #629a41
  6. #67964c
  7. #6c9256
  8. #718d61
  9. #76896b
  10. #7b8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a079 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6952c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47a692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9f25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aa875 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eac17 {
  color: #4eac17;
}
Background
.bg-4eac17 {
  background-color: #4eac17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eac17 {
  border: 2px solid #4eac17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eac17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 172 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eac17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eac17, #17ac2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eac17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 172 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.20 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.37 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.76 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 12.07 #b153e8 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eac17  rgb(78, 172, 23)  hsl(98, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#7517ac  rgb(117, 23, 172)  hsl(278, 76%, 38%)  Purple Heart
#174eac  rgb(23, 78, 172)  hsl(218, 76%, 38%)  Sapphire
#ac174e  rgb(172, 23, 78)  hsl(338, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam