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#55BB3A

#55bb3a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55bb3a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 73.33% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.98% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 107.44°, with 52.65% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3778

Complementary

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #a03abb

Split complementary

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #5f3abb
  3. #bb3a96

Analogous

  1. #96bb3a
  2. #55bb3a
  3. #3abb5f

Triadic

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #3a55bb
  3. #bb3a55

Tetradic

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #3abba0
  3. #a03abb
  4. #bb3a55

Square

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #3a96bb
  3. #a03abb
  4. #bb5f3a

Monochromatic

  1. #204616
  2. #3a8128
  3. #55bb3a
  4. #84d26f
  5. #b6e4aa

Shades

#55bb3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #4da834
  3. #44962e
  4. #3c8329
  5. #337023
  6. #2b5e1d
  7. #224b17
  8. #1a3811
  9. #11250c
  10. #091306
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bb3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #66c24e
  3. #77c961
  4. #88cf75
  5. #99d689
  6. #aadd9d
  7. #bbe4b0
  8. #ccebc4
  9. #ddf1d8
  10. #eef8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bb3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bb3a
  2. #59b541
  3. #5eaf48
  4. #62a94f
  5. #66a356
  6. #6b9e5d
  7. #6f9864
  8. #73926b
  9. #778c72
  10. #7c8679
  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 #8cae87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a246 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4ab5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b130 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96ad42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fb784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bb3a {
  color: #55bb3a;
}
Background
.bg-55bb3a {
  background-color: #55bb3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bb3a {
  border: 2px solid #55bb3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bb3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 187 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bb3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bb3a, #3abb5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bb3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 187 58 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.68 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.50 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.09 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.97 #aa44c5 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#55bb3a  rgb(85, 187, 58)  hsl(107, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#a03abb  rgb(160, 58, 187)  hsl(287, 53%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#3a55bb  rgb(58, 85, 187)  hsl(227, 53%, 48%)  Sapphire
#bb3a55  rgb(187, 58, 85)  hsl(347, 53%, 48%)  Brick Red