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#5BB231

#5bb231 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#5bb231 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 69.8% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.47% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 100.47°, with 56.83% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3429

Complementary

  1. #5bb231
  2. #8831b2

Split complementary

  1. #5bb231
  2. #4831b2
  3. #b2319b

Analogous

  1. #9bb231
  2. #5bb231
  3. #31b248

Triadic

  1. #5bb231
  2. #315bb2
  3. #b2315b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb231
  2. #31b288
  3. #8831b2
  4. #b2315b

Square

  1. #5bb231
  2. #319bb2
  3. #8831b2
  4. #b24831

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3a10
  2. #3c7620
  3. #5bb231
  4. #83d25d
  5. #b1e399

Shades

#5bb231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb231
  2. #52a02c
  3. #498e27
  4. #407d22
  5. #376b1d
  6. #2e5919
  7. #244714
  8. #1b350f
  9. #12240a
  10. #091205
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb231
  2. #6bba46
  3. #7cc15a
  4. #8cc96f
  5. #9dd183
  6. #add998
  7. #bde0ad
  8. #cee8c1
  9. #def0d6
  10. #eff7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb231
  2. #5fad39
  3. #62a841
  4. #66a349
  5. #6a9e51
  6. #6e9959
  7. #719460
  8. #758f68
  9. #798a70
  10. #7c8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a31a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9c3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55ac99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ba925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58ae7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb231 {
  color: #5bb231;
}
Background
.bg-5bb231 {
  background-color: #5bb231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb231 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 178 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb231, #31b248);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 178 49 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.12 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.88 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.68 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.89 #a44dce Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5bb231  rgb(91, 178, 49)  hsl(100, 57%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#8831b2  rgb(136, 49, 178)  hsl(280, 57%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#315bb2  rgb(49, 91, 178)  hsl(220, 57%, 45%)  Sapphire
#b2315b  rgb(178, 49, 91)  hsl(340, 57%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose