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#59BF0B

#59bf0b ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59bf0b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.24% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 94°, with 89.11% saturation and 39.61% 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 1.9.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3941

Complementary

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #710bbf

Split complementary

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #170bbf
  3. #bf0bb3

Analogous

  1. #b3bf0b
  2. #59bf0b
  3. #0bbf17

Triadic

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #0b59bf
  3. #bf0b59

Tetradic

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #0bbf71
  3. #710bbf
  4. #bf0b59

Square

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #0bb3bf
  3. #710bbf
  4. #bf170b

Monochromatic

  1. #162e03
  2. #377707
  3. #59bf0b
  4. #7ef224
  5. #a8f76c

Shades

#59bf0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #50ac0a
  3. #479909
  4. #3e8608
  5. #357307
  6. #2d6006
  7. #244c04
  8. #1b3903
  9. #122602
  10. #091301
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bf0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #6ac523
  3. #7acc3c
  4. #8bd254
  5. #9bd96d
  6. #acdf85
  7. #bde59d
  8. #cdecb6
  9. #def2ce
  10. #eef9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bf0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bf0b
  2. #5db917
  3. #61b222
  4. #65ac2e
  5. #69a63a
  6. #6da046
  7. #709951
  8. #74935d
  9. #788d69
  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 #b9a52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55bb81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bf0b {
  color: #59bf0b;
}
Background
.bg-59bf0b {
  background-color: #59bf0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bf0b {
  border: 2px solid #59bf0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bf0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bf0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bf0b, #0bbf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bf0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 11 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.29 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.30 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.37 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.63 #a640f4 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#59bf0b  rgb(89, 191, 11)  hsl(94, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#710bbf  rgb(113, 11, 191)  hsl(274, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#0b59bf  rgb(11, 89, 191)  hsl(214, 89%, 40%)  Sapphire
#bf0b59  rgb(191, 11, 89)  hsl(334, 89%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose