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#53A12E

#53a12e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#53a12e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 63.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 100.7°, with 55.56% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2753

Complementary

  1. #53a12e
  2. #7c2ea1

Split complementary

  1. #53a12e
  2. #432ea1
  3. #a12e8d

Analogous

  1. #8da12e
  2. #53a12e
  3. #2ea143

Triadic

  1. #53a12e
  2. #2e53a1
  3. #a12e53

Tetradic

  1. #53a12e
  2. #2ea17c
  3. #7c2ea1
  4. #a12e53

Square

  1. #53a12e
  2. #2e8da1
  3. #7c2ea1
  4. #a1432e

Monochromatic

  1. #162a0c
  2. #34661d
  3. #53a12e
  4. #77cd4f
  5. #a5de8a

Shades

#53a12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a12e
  2. #4b9129
  3. #428125
  4. #3a7120
  5. #32611c
  6. #2a5117
  7. #214012
  8. #19300e
  9. #112009
  10. #081005
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a12e
  2. #64aa43
  3. #75b458
  4. #87bd6d
  5. #98c782
  6. #a9d097
  7. #bad9ab
  8. #cbe3c0
  9. #ddecd5
  10. #eef6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a12e
  2. #589e36
  3. #5c9a3e
  4. #619747
  5. #65944f
  6. #6a9157
  7. #6e8d5f
  8. #738a67
  9. #778770
  10. #7c8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b9774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6931b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8d39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e9b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9924 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #509e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a12e {
  color: #53a12e;
}
Background
.bg-53a12e {
  background-color: #53a12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a12e {
  border: 2px solid #53a12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a12e, #2ea143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.93 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.04 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.91 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.55 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.80 #ac5ed1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#53a12e  rgb(83, 161, 46)  hsl(101, 56%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#7c2ea1  rgb(124, 46, 161)  hsl(281, 56%, 41%)  Purple Heart
#2e53a1  rgb(46, 83, 161)  hsl(221, 56%, 41%)  Sapphire
#a12e53  rgb(161, 46, 83)  hsl(341, 56%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam