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#4EAE08

#4eae08 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eae08 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, 68.24% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.4% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 94.7°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3191

Complementary

  1. #4eae08
  2. #6808ae

Split complementary

  1. #4eae08
  2. #1508ae
  3. #ae08a1

Analogous

  1. #a1ae08
  2. #4eae08
  3. #08ae15

Triadic

  1. #4eae08
  2. #084eae
  3. #ae084e

Tetradic

  1. #4eae08
  2. #08ae68
  3. #6808ae
  4. #ae084e

Square

  1. #4eae08
  2. #08a1ae
  3. #6808ae
  4. #ae1508

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1c01
  2. #2d6505
  3. #4eae08
  4. #6ff40f
  5. #9bf758

Shades

#4eae08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eae08
  2. #469d07
  3. #3e8b06
  4. #377a06
  5. #2f6805
  6. #275704
  7. #1f4603
  8. #173402
  9. #102302
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eae08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eae08
  2. #60b621
  3. #71be39
  4. #83c652
  5. #95ce6b
  6. #a7d784
  7. #b8df9c
  8. #cae7b5
  9. #dcefce
  10. #edf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eae08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eae08
  2. #53a914
  3. #58a520
  4. #5da02c
  5. #629c38
  6. #679744
  7. #6c9250
  8. #718e5c
  9. #768968
  10. #7b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47a793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8da01e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4aaa75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eae08 {
  color: #4eae08;
}
Background
.bg-4eae08 {
  background-color: #4eae08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eae08 {
  border: 2px solid #4eae08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eae08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 174 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eae08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eae08, #08ae15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eae08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 174 8 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.64 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.76 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.26 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.90 #b151f7 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eae08  rgb(78, 174, 8)  hsl(95, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#6808ae  rgb(104, 8, 174)  hsl(275, 91%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#084eae  rgb(8, 78, 174)  hsl(215, 91%, 36%)  Sapphire
#ae084e  rgb(174, 8, 78)  hsl(335, 91%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam