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#4FA50E

#4fa50e ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4fa50e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 64.71% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.52% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 94.17°, with 84.36% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.286

Complementary

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #640ea5

Split complementary

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #180ea5
  3. #a50e9b

Analogous

  1. #9ba50e
  2. #4fa50e
  3. #0ea518

Triadic

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #0e4fa5
  3. #a50e4f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #0ea564
  3. #640ea5
  4. #a50e4f

Square

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #0e9ba5
  3. #640ea5
  4. #a5180e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1802
  2. #2d5e08
  3. #4fa50e
  4. #71eb14
  5. #9cf15b

Shades

#4fa50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #47950d
  3. #3f840b
  4. #37740a
  5. #2f6308
  6. #285307
  7. #204206
  8. #183204
  9. #102103
  10. #081101
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #61ae26
  3. #72b73e
  4. #84c056
  5. #95c96e
  6. #a7d287
  7. #b9db9f
  8. #cae4b7
  9. #dcedcf
  10. #edf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa50e
  2. #54a119
  3. #599e25
  4. #5e9a30
  5. #63963c
  6. #689347
  7. #6c8f52
  8. #718b5e
  9. #768769
  10. #7b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a9f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87981f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ca16f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa50e {
  color: #4fa50e;
}
Background
.bg-4fa50e {
  background-color: #4fa50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa50e {
  border: 2px solid #4fa50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 165 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa50e, #0ea518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 165 14 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.26 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.83 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.93 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.36 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.51 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.22 #b05af1 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4fa50e  rgb(79, 165, 14)  hsl(94, 84%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#640ea5  rgb(100, 14, 165)  hsl(274, 84%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#0e4fa5  rgb(14, 79, 165)  hsl(214, 84%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#a50e4f  rgb(165, 14, 79)  hsl(334, 84%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam