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#55BD2B

#55bd2b ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55bd2b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 74.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.25% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 102.74°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.385

Complementary

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #932bbd

Split complementary

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #4a2bbd
  3. #bd2b9e

Analogous

  1. #9ebd2b
  2. #55bd2b
  3. #2bbd4a

Triadic

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #2b55bd
  3. #bd2b55

Tetradic

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #2bbd93
  3. #932bbd
  4. #bd2b55

Square

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #2b9ebd
  3. #932bbd
  4. #bd4a2b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d400f
  2. #397f1d
  3. #55bd2b
  4. #7fda5b
  5. #b0e899

Shades

#55bd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #4daa27
  3. #449722
  4. #3c841e
  5. #33711a
  6. #2b5f16
  7. #224c11
  8. #1a390d
  9. #112609
  10. #091304
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #66c440
  3. #77ca55
  4. #88d16b
  5. #99d780
  6. #aade95
  7. #bbe5aa
  8. #ccebbf
  9. #ddf2d5
  10. #eef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bd2b
  2. #59b734
  3. #5eb13c
  4. #62ab45
  5. #66a54d
  6. #6b9f56
  7. #6f985e
  8. #739267
  9. #778c6f
  10. #7c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db087 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4bb6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b319 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ae35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fb983 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bd2b {
  color: #55bd2b;
}
Background
.bg-55bd2b {
  background-color: #55bd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bd2b {
  border: 2px solid #55bd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bd2b, #2bbd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.34 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.56 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.73 #aa42d4 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#55bd2b  rgb(85, 189, 43)  hsl(103, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#932bbd  rgb(147, 43, 189)  hsl(283, 63%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2b55bd  rgb(43, 85, 189)  hsl(223, 63%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bd2b55  rgb(189, 43, 85)  hsl(343, 63%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose