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#59BF07

#59bf07 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59bf07 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 93.26°, with 92.93% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.394

Complementary

  1. #59bf07
  2. #6d07bf

Split complementary

  1. #59bf07
  2. #1107bf
  3. #bf07b5

Analogous

  1. #b5bf07
  2. #59bf07
  3. #07bf11

Triadic

  1. #59bf07
  2. #0759bf
  3. #bf0759

Tetradic

  1. #59bf07
  2. #07bf6d
  3. #6d07bf
  4. #bf0759

Square

  1. #59bf07
  2. #07b5bf
  3. #6d07bf
  4. #bf1107

Monochromatic

  1. #142b02
  2. #377504
  3. #59bf07
  4. #7df71c
  5. #a7f966

Shades

#59bf07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bf07
  2. #50ac06
  3. #479906
  4. #3e8605
  5. #357304
  6. #2d6004
  7. #244c03
  8. #1b3902
  9. #122601
  10. #091301
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bf07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bf07
  2. #6ac520
  3. #7acc39
  4. #8bd251
  5. #9bd96a
  6. #acdf83
  7. #bde59c
  8. #cdecb5
  9. #def2cd
  10. #eef9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bf07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bf07
  2. #5db913
  3. #61b21f
  4. #65ac2b
  5. #69a637
  6. #6da044
  7. #709950
  8. #74935c
  9. #788d68
  10. #7c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb286 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a52a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55bb80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bf07 {
  color: #59bf07;
}
Background
.bg-59bf07 {
  background-color: #59bf07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bf07 {
  border: 2px solid #59bf07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bf07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bf07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bf07, #07bf11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bf07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 7 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.36 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.25 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.32 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.70 #a640f8 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#59bf07  rgb(89, 191, 7)  hsl(93, 93%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#6d07bf  rgb(109, 7, 191)  hsl(273, 93%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#0759bf  rgb(7, 89, 191)  hsl(213, 93%, 39%)  Denim
#bf0759  rgb(191, 7, 89)  hsl(333, 93%, 39%)  Dogwood Rose