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#59C00A

#59c00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59c00a 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, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 93.96°, with 90.1% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3985

Complementary

  1. #59c00a
  2. #710ac0

Split complementary

  1. #59c00a
  2. #160ac0
  3. #c00ab4

Analogous

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #59c00a
  3. #0ac016

Triadic

  1. #59c00a
  2. #0a59c0
  3. #c00a59

Tetradic

  1. #59c00a
  2. #0ac071
  3. #710ac0
  4. #c00a59

Square

  1. #59c00a
  2. #0ab4c0
  3. #710ac0
  4. #c0160a

Monochromatic

  1. #162f02
  2. #377706
  3. #59c00a
  4. #7df423
  5. #a8f76c

Shades

#59c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59c00a
  2. #50ad09
  3. #479a08
  4. #3e8607
  5. #357306
  6. #2d6005
  7. #244d04
  8. #1b3a03
  9. #122602
  10. #091301
  11. #000000

Tints

#59c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59c00a
  2. #6ac623
  3. #7acd3b
  4. #8bd354
  5. #9bd96c
  6. #ace085
  7. #bde69d
  8. #cdecb6
  9. #def2ce
  10. #eef9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59c00a
  2. #5dba16
  3. #61b322
  4. #65ad2d
  5. #69a639
  6. #6da045
  7. #709a51
  8. #74935d
  9. #788d68
  10. #7c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa62b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52b9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb122 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55bc81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59c00a {
  color: #59c00a;
}
Background
.bg-59c00a {
  background-color: #59c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59c00a {
  border: 2px solid #59c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59c00a, #0ac016);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.08 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.14 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.25 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.21 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.63 #a63ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#59c00a  rgb(89, 192, 10)  hsl(94, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#710ac0  rgb(113, 10, 192)  hsl(274, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#0a59c0  rgb(10, 89, 192)  hsl(214, 90%, 40%)  Sapphire
#c00a59  rgb(192, 10, 89)  hsl(334, 90%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose