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#53BF22

#53bf22 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#53bf22 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 74.9% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 101.27°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3922

Complementary

  1. #53bf22
  2. #8e22bf

Split complementary

  1. #53bf22
  2. #3f22bf
  3. #bf22a2

Analogous

  1. #a2bf22
  2. #53bf22
  3. #22bf3f

Triadic

  1. #53bf22
  2. #2253bf
  3. #bf2253

Tetradic

  1. #53bf22
  2. #22bf8e
  3. #8e22bf
  4. #bf2253

Square

  1. #53bf22
  2. #22a2bf
  3. #8e22bf
  4. #bf3f22

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3d0b
  2. #377e16
  3. #53bf22
  4. #7bdf4e
  5. #aceb8f

Shades

#53bf22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bf22
  2. #4bac1f
  3. #42991b
  4. #3a8618
  5. #327314
  6. #2a6011
  7. #214c0e
  8. #19390a
  9. #112607
  10. #081303
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bf22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bf22
  2. #64c538
  3. #75cc4e
  4. #87d264
  5. #98d97a
  6. #a9df91
  7. #bae5a7
  8. #cbecbd
  9. #ddf2d3
  10. #eef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bf22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bf22
  2. #58b92b
  3. #5cb235
  4. #61ac3e
  5. #65a648
  6. #6aa051
  7. #6e995a
  8. #739364
  9. #778d6d
  10. #7c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49b8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dbb83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bf22 {
  color: #53bf22;
}
Background
.bg-53bf22 {
  background-color: #53bf22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bf22 {
  border: 2px solid #53bf22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bf22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 191 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bf22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bf22, #22bf3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bf22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 191 34 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.24 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.23 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.24 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.16 #ac40dd Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#53bf22  rgb(83, 191, 34)  hsl(101, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#8e22bf  rgb(142, 34, 191)  hsl(281, 70%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#2253bf  rgb(34, 83, 191)  hsl(221, 70%, 44%)  Sapphire
#bf2253  rgb(191, 34, 83)  hsl(341, 70%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose