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#59B42E

#59b42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59b42e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 100.75°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3496

Complementary

  1. #59b42e
  2. #892eb4

Split complementary

  1. #59b42e
  2. #462eb4
  3. #b42e9c

Analogous

  1. #9cb42e
  2. #59b42e
  3. #2eb446

Triadic

  1. #59b42e
  2. #2e59b4
  3. #b42e59

Tetradic

  1. #59b42e
  2. #2eb489
  3. #892eb4
  4. #b42e59

Square

  1. #59b42e
  2. #2e9cb4
  3. #892eb4
  4. #b4462e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3a0f
  2. #3b771e
  3. #59b42e
  4. #81d55a
  5. #b0e497

Shades

#59b42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59b42e
  2. #50a229
  3. #479025
  4. #3e7e20
  5. #356c1c
  6. #2d5a17
  7. #244812
  8. #1b360e
  9. #122409
  10. #091205
  11. #000000

Tints

#59b42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59b42e
  2. #6abc43
  3. #7ac358
  4. #8bcb6d
  5. #9bd282
  6. #acda97
  7. #bde1ab
  8. #cde9c0
  9. #def0d5
  10. #eef8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59b42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59b42e
  2. #5daf36
  3. #61aa3e
  4. #65a447
  5. #699f4f
  6. #6d9a57
  7. #70955f
  8. #749067
  9. #788a70
  10. #7c8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa413 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53ae9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cab20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55b07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59b42e {
  color: #59b42e;
}
Background
.bg-59b42e {
  background-color: #59b42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59b42e {
  border: 2px solid #59b42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59b42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59b42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59b42e, #2eb446);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59b42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.29 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.68 #a64bd1 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#59b42e  rgb(89, 180, 46)  hsl(101, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#892eb4  rgb(137, 46, 180)  hsl(281, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2e59b4  rgb(46, 89, 180)  hsl(221, 59%, 44%)  Sapphire
#b42e59  rgb(180, 46, 89)  hsl(341, 59%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose