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#52BD02

#52bd02 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#52bd02 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, 74.12% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 94.33°, with 97.91% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3819

Complementary

  1. #52bd02
  2. #6d02bd

Split complementary

  1. #52bd02
  2. #0f02bd
  3. #bd02b0

Analogous

  1. #b0bd02
  2. #52bd02
  3. #02bd0f

Triadic

  1. #52bd02
  2. #0252bd
  3. #bd0252

Tetradic

  1. #52bd02
  2. #02bd6d
  3. #6d02bd
  4. #bd0252

Square

  1. #52bd02
  2. #02b0bd
  3. #6d02bd
  4. #bd0f02

Monochromatic

  1. #102600
  2. #317101
  3. #52bd02
  4. #75fc0f
  5. #a0fd5b

Shades

#52bd02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bd02
  2. #4aaa02
  3. #429702
  4. #398401
  5. #317101
  6. #295f01
  7. #214c01
  8. #193901
  9. #102600
  10. #081300
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bd02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bd02
  2. #63c41b
  3. #75ca35
  4. #86d14e
  5. #97d767
  6. #a9de81
  7. #bae59a
  8. #cbebb3
  9. #dcf2cc
  10. #eef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bd02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bd02
  2. #57b70f
  3. #5bb11b
  4. #60ab28
  5. #64a534
  6. #699f41
  7. #6e984e
  8. #72925a
  9. #778c67
  10. #7b8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49b6a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ae1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4db97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bd02 {
  color: #52bd02;
}
Background
.bg-52bd02 {
  background-color: #52bd02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bd02 {
  border: 2px solid #52bd02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bd02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 189 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bd02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bd02, #02bd0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bd02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 189 2 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.40 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.13 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.08 #ad42fd Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#52bd02  rgb(82, 189, 2)  hsl(94, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#6d02bd  rgb(109, 2, 189)  hsl(274, 98%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#0252bd  rgb(2, 82, 189)  hsl(214, 98%, 37%)  Sapphire
#bd0252  rgb(189, 2, 82)  hsl(334, 98%, 37%)  Dogwood Rose