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#55B520

#55b520 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55b520 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.32% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 98.66°, with 69.95% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3508

Complementary

  1. #55b520
  2. #8020b5

Split complementary

  1. #55b520
  2. #3620b5
  3. #b5209f

Analogous

  1. #9fb520
  2. #55b520
  3. #20b536

Triadic

  1. #55b520
  2. #2055b5
  3. #b52055

Tetradic

  1. #55b520
  2. #20b580
  3. #8020b5
  4. #b52055

Square

  1. #55b520
  2. #209fb5
  3. #8020b5
  4. #b53620

Monochromatic

  1. #183309
  2. #367415
  3. #55b520
  4. #7ade44
  5. #a8e985

Shades

#55b520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55b520
  2. #4da31d
  3. #44911a
  4. #3c7f16
  5. #336d13
  6. #2b5b10
  7. #22480d
  8. #1a360a
  9. #112406
  10. #091203
  11. #000000

Tints

#55b520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55b520
  2. #66bc36
  3. #77c44d
  4. #88cb63
  5. #99d379
  6. #aada90
  7. #bbe1a6
  8. #cce9bc
  9. #ddf0d2
  10. #eef8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55b520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55b520
  2. #59b02a
  3. #5eaa33
  4. #62a53d
  5. #66a046
  6. #6b9b50
  7. #6f955a
  8. #739063
  9. #778b6d
  10. #7c8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4eae9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cac04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51b17c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55b520 {
  color: #55b520;
}
Background
.bg-55b520 {
  background-color: #55b520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55b520 {
  border: 2px solid #55b520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55b520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 70% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55b520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55b520, #20b536);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55b520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.85 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.80 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.97 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.70 #aa4adf Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#55b520  rgb(85, 181, 32)  hsl(99, 70%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#8020b5  rgb(128, 32, 181)  hsl(279, 70%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#2055b5  rgb(32, 85, 181)  hsl(219, 70%, 42%)  Sapphire
#b52055  rgb(181, 32, 85)  hsl(339, 70%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam