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#4EB42E

#4eb42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4eb42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 105.67°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3446

Complementary

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #942eb4

Split complementary

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #512eb4
  3. #b42e91

Analogous

  1. #91b42e
  2. #4eb42e
  3. #2eb451

Triadic

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #2e4eb4
  3. #b42e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #2eb494
  3. #942eb4
  4. #b42e4e

Square

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #2e91b4
  3. #942eb4
  4. #b4512e

Monochromatic

  1. #193a0f
  2. #34771e
  3. #4eb42e
  4. #77d55a
  5. #a9e497

Shades

#4eb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #46a229
  3. #3e9025
  4. #377e20
  5. #2f6c1c
  6. #275a17
  7. #1f4812
  8. #17360e
  9. #102409
  10. #081205
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #60bc43
  3. #71c358
  4. #83cb6d
  5. #95d282
  6. #a7da97
  7. #b8e1ab
  8. #cae9c0
  9. #dcf0d5
  10. #edf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eb42e
  2. #53af36
  3. #58aa3e
  4. #5da447
  5. #629f4f
  6. #679a57
  7. #6c955f
  8. #719067
  9. #768a70
  10. #7b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a413 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43ae9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aab20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90a637 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48b07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eb42e {
  color: #4eb42e;
}
Background
.bg-4eb42e {
  background-color: #4eb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eb42e {
  border: 2px solid #4eb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eb42e, #2eb451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.72 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.26 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.39 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.52 #b14bd1 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4eb42e  rgb(78, 180, 46)  hsl(106, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#942eb4  rgb(148, 46, 180)  hsl(286, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2e4eb4  rgb(46, 78, 180)  hsl(226, 59%, 44%)  Sapphire
#b42e4e  rgb(180, 46, 78)  hsl(346, 59%, 44%)  Cardinal