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#5BC205

#5bc205 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#5bc205 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 76.08% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.42% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 92.7°, with 94.97% saturation and 39.02% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4082

Complementary

  1. #5bc205
  2. #6c05c2

Split complementary

  1. #5bc205
  2. #0e05c2
  3. #c205b9

Analogous

  1. #b9c205
  2. #5bc205
  3. #05c20e

Triadic

  1. #5bc205
  2. #055bc2
  3. #c2055b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc205
  2. #05c26c
  3. #6c05c2
  4. #c2055b

Square

  1. #5bc205
  2. #05b9c2
  3. #6c05c2
  4. #c20e05

Monochromatic

  1. #152d01
  2. #387703
  3. #5bc205
  4. #80f91a
  5. #a9fb65

Shades

#5bc205 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc205
  2. #52af05
  3. #499b04
  4. #408804
  5. #377403
  6. #2e6103
  7. #244e02
  8. #1b3a02
  9. #122701
  10. #091301
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc205 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc205
  2. #6bc81e
  3. #7cce37
  4. #8cd450
  5. #9dda69
  6. #ade182
  7. #bde79b
  8. #ceedb4
  9. #def3cd
  10. #eff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc205 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc205
  2. #5fbb11
  3. #62b51e
  4. #66ae2a
  5. #6aa836
  6. #6ea143
  7. #719a4f
  8. #75945b
  9. #798d67
  10. #7c8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca82a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54bba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eb320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57be82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc205 {
  color: #5bc205;
}
Background
.bg-5bc205 {
  background-color: #5bc205;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc205 {
  border: 2px solid #5bc205;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc205;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 194 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc205 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc205, #05c20e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc205 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 194 5 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.38 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.65 #a43dfa Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5bc205  rgb(91, 194, 5)  hsl(93, 95%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#6c05c2  rgb(108, 5, 194)  hsl(273, 95%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#055bc2  rgb(5, 91, 194)  hsl(213, 95%, 39%)  Denim
#c2055b  rgb(194, 5, 91)  hsl(333, 95%, 39%)  Dogwood Rose