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#5CB438

#5cb438 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5cb438 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 70.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 102.58°, with 52.54% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.352

Complementary

  1. #5cb438
  2. #9038b4

Split complementary

  1. #5cb438
  2. #5238b4
  3. #b4389a

Analogous

  1. #9ab438
  2. #5cb438
  3. #38b452

Triadic

  1. #5cb438
  2. #385cb4
  3. #b4385c

Tetradic

  1. #5cb438
  2. #38b490
  3. #9038b4
  4. #b4385c

Square

  1. #5cb438
  2. #389ab4
  3. #9038b4
  4. #b45238

Monochromatic

  1. #203f14
  2. #3e7a26
  3. #5cb438
  4. #86d068
  5. #b5e2a3

Shades

#5cb438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cb438
  2. #53a232
  3. #4a902d
  4. #407e27
  5. #376c22
  6. #2e5a1c
  7. #254816
  8. #1c3611
  9. #12240b
  10. #091206
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cb438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cb438
  2. #6cbc4c
  3. #7dc360
  4. #8dcb74
  5. #9dd288
  6. #aeda9c
  7. #bee1af
  8. #cee9c3
  9. #def0d7
  10. #eff8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cb438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cb438
  2. #60af3f
  3. #63aa46
  4. #67a44e
  5. #6a9f55
  6. #6e9a5c
  7. #729563
  8. #75906a
  9. #798a72
  10. #7c8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56ae9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dab2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58b07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cb438 {
  color: #5cb438;
}
Background
.bg-5cb438 {
  background-color: #5cb438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cb438 {
  border: 2px solid #5cb438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cb438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 180 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cb438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cb438, #38b452);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cb438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 180 56 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.40 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.31 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.15 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.68 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.42 #a34bc7 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5cb438  rgb(92, 180, 56)  hsl(103, 53%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#9038b4  rgb(144, 56, 180)  hsl(283, 53%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#385cb4  rgb(56, 92, 180)  hsl(223, 53%, 46%)  Denim
#b4385c  rgb(180, 56, 92)  hsl(343, 53%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose