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#53BC2A

#53bc2a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#53bc2a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 73.73% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 103.15°, with 63.48% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3797

Complementary

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #932abc

Split complementary

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #4a2abc
  3. #bc2a9c

Analogous

  1. #9cbc2a
  2. #53bc2a
  3. #2abc4a

Triadic

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #2a53bc
  3. #bc2a53

Tetradic

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #2abc93
  3. #932abc
  4. #bc2a53

Square

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #2a9cbc
  3. #932abc
  4. #bc4a2a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3f0e
  2. #377d1c
  3. #53bc2a
  4. #7dda59
  5. #aee897

Shades

#53bc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #4ba926
  3. #429622
  4. #3a841d
  5. #327119
  6. #2a5e15
  7. #214b11
  8. #19380d
  9. #112608
  10. #081304
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #64c33f
  3. #75c955
  4. #87d06a
  5. #98d77f
  6. #a9de95
  7. #bae4aa
  8. #cbebbf
  9. #ddf2d4
  10. #eef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bc2a
  2. #58b633
  3. #5cb03b
  4. #61aa44
  5. #65a44c
  6. #6a9e55
  7. #6e985e
  8. #739266
  9. #778c6f
  10. #7c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8caf86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49b5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ad35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4db882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bc2a {
  color: #53bc2a;
}
Background
.bg-53bc2a {
  background-color: #53bc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bc2a {
  border: 2px solid #53bc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bc2a, #2abc4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.20 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.79 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.73 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.91 #ac43d5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#53bc2a  rgb(83, 188, 42)  hsl(103, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#932abc  rgb(147, 42, 188)  hsl(283, 63%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2a53bc  rgb(42, 83, 188)  hsl(223, 63%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bc2a53  rgb(188, 42, 83)  hsl(343, 63%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose