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#5BB538

#5bb538 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bb538 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 70.98% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.06% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 103.2°, with 52.74% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3556

Complementary

  1. #5bb538
  2. #9238b5

Split complementary

  1. #5bb538
  2. #5438b5
  3. #b53899

Analogous

  1. #99b538
  2. #5bb538
  3. #38b554

Triadic

  1. #5bb538
  2. #385bb5
  3. #b5385b

Tetradic

  1. #5bb538
  2. #38b592
  3. #9238b5
  4. #b5385b

Square

  1. #5bb538
  2. #3899b5
  3. #9238b5
  4. #b55438

Monochromatic

  1. #204014
  2. #3e7b26
  3. #5bb538
  4. #86d169
  5. #b5e3a3

Shades

#5bb538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bb538
  2. #52a332
  3. #49912d
  4. #407f27
  5. #376d22
  6. #2e5b1c
  7. #244816
  8. #1b3611
  9. #12240b
  10. #091206
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bb538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bb538
  2. #6bbc4c
  3. #7cc460
  4. #8ccb74
  5. #9dd388
  6. #adda9c
  7. #bde1af
  8. #cee9c3
  9. #def0d7
  10. #eff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bb538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bb538
  2. #5fb03f
  3. #62aa46
  4. #66a54e
  5. #6aa055
  6. #6e9b5c
  7. #719563
  8. #75906a
  9. #798b72
  10. #7c8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba626 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9e43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54af9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dac2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a83f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bb538 {
  color: #5bb538;
}
Background
.bg-5bb538 {
  background-color: #5bb538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bb538 {
  border: 2px solid #5bb538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bb538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 181 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bb538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bb538, #38b554);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bb538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 181 56 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.19 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.76 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.92 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.25 #a44ac7 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5bb538  rgb(91, 181, 56)  hsl(103, 53%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#9238b5  rgb(146, 56, 181)  hsl(283, 53%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#385bb5  rgb(56, 91, 181)  hsl(223, 53%, 46%)  Sapphire
#b5385b  rgb(181, 56, 91)  hsl(343, 53%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose