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#52A500

#52a500 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#52a500 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 64.71% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 90.18°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.287

Complementary

  1. #52a500
  2. #5300a5

Split complementary

  1. #52a500
  2. #0000a5
  3. #a500a4

Analogous

  1. #a4a500
  2. #52a500
  3. #00a500

Triadic

  1. #52a500
  2. #0052a5
  3. #a50052

Tetradic

  1. #52a500
  2. #00a553
  3. #5300a5
  4. #a50052

Square

  1. #52a500
  2. #00a4a5
  3. #5300a5
  4. #a50000

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1400
  2. #2c5800
  3. #52a500
  4. #78f100
  5. #9eff3f

Shades

#52a500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52a500
  2. #4a9500
  3. #428400
  4. #397400
  5. #316300
  6. #295300
  7. #214200
  8. #193200
  9. #102100
  10. #081100
  11. #000000

Tints

#52a500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52a500
  2. #63ae1a
  3. #75b733
  4. #86c04d
  5. #97c966
  6. #a9d280
  7. #badb99
  8. #cbe4b3
  9. #dcedcc
  10. #eef6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52a500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52a500
  2. #57a10d
  3. #5b9e1a
  4. #609a26
  5. #649633
  6. #699340
  7. #6e8f4d
  8. #728b5a
  9. #778766
  10. #7b8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a18f21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e9e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889918 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50a16e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52a500 {
  color: #52a500;
}
Background
.bg-52a500 {
  background-color: #52a500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52a500 {
  border: 2px solid #52a500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52a500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 165 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52a500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52a500, #00a500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52a500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 165 0 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.33 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.78 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.81 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.96 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.37 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.53 #ad5aff Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#52a500  rgb(82, 165, 0)  hsl(90, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#5300a5  rgb(83, 0, 165)  hsl(270, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#0052a5  rgb(0, 82, 165)  hsl(210, 100%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#a50052  rgb(165, 0, 82)  hsl(330, 100%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam