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#53BC06

#53bc06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#53bc06 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 94.62°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3782

Complementary

  1. #53bc06
  2. #6f06bc

Split complementary

  1. #53bc06
  2. #1406bc
  3. #bc06ae

Analogous

  1. #aebc06
  2. #53bc06
  3. #06bc14

Triadic

  1. #53bc06
  2. #0653bc
  3. #bc0653

Tetradic

  1. #53bc06
  2. #06bc6f
  3. #6f06bc
  4. #bc0653

Square

  1. #53bc06
  2. #06aebc
  3. #6f06bc
  4. #bc1406

Monochromatic

  1. #122801
  2. #327204
  3. #53bc06
  4. #76f817
  5. #a2fa61

Shades

#53bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bc06
  2. #4ba905
  3. #429605
  4. #3a8404
  5. #327104
  6. #2a5e03
  7. #214b02
  8. #193802
  9. #112601
  10. #081301
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bc06
  2. #64c31f
  3. #75c938
  4. #87d051
  5. #98d76a
  6. #a9de83
  7. #bae49b
  8. #cbebb4
  9. #ddf2cd
  10. #eef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bc06
  2. #58b612
  3. #5cb01e
  4. #61aa2b
  5. #65a437
  6. #6a9e43
  7. #6e984f
  8. #73925b
  9. #778c68
  10. #7c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8caf83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4bb59f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ad20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eb87e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bc06 {
  color: #53bc06;
}
Background
.bg-53bc06 {
  background-color: #53bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #53bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bc06, #06bc14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.16 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.41 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.20 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.01 #ac43f9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#53bc06  rgb(83, 188, 6)  hsl(95, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#6f06bc  rgb(111, 6, 188)  hsl(275, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#0653bc  rgb(6, 83, 188)  hsl(215, 94%, 38%)  Sapphire
#bc0653  rgb(188, 6, 83)  hsl(335, 94%, 38%)  Dogwood Rose