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#5DAA42

#5daa42 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5daa42 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 66.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 104.42°, with 44.07% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.61.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #5daa42
  2. #8f42aa

Split complementary

  1. #5daa42
  2. #5b42aa
  3. #aa4291

Analogous

  1. #91aa42
  2. #5daa42
  3. #42aa5b

Triadic

  1. #5daa42
  2. #425daa
  3. #aa425d

Tetradic

  1. #5daa42
  2. #42aa8f
  3. #8f42aa
  4. #aa425d

Square

  1. #5daa42
  2. #4291aa
  3. #8f42aa
  4. #aa5b42

Monochromatic

  1. #213c17
  2. #3f732d
  3. #5daa42
  4. #87c871
  5. #b6dda8

Shades

#5daa42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5daa42
  2. #54993b
  3. #4a8835
  4. #41772e
  5. #386628
  6. #2f5521
  7. #25441a
  8. #1c3314
  9. #13220d
  10. #091107
  11. #000000

Tints

#5daa42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5daa42
  2. #6db355
  3. #7dbb68
  4. #8ec47b
  5. #9ecc8e
  6. #aed5a1
  7. #beddb3
  8. #cee6c6
  9. #dfeed9
  10. #eff7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5daa42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5daa42
  2. #61a648
  3. #64a24e
  4. #689d55
  5. #6b995b
  6. #6f9561
  7. #729167
  8. #768d6d
  9. #798874
  10. #7d847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a07f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9c37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5964a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58a494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95a23b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9e47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5aa77b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5daa42 {
  color: #5daa42;
}
Background
.bg-5daa42 {
  background-color: #5daa42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5daa42 {
  border: 2px solid #5daa42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5daa42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 170 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 44% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5daa42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5daa42, #42aa5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5daa42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 170 66 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.54 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.62 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.18 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.32 #a255bd Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5daa42  rgb(93, 170, 66)  hsl(104, 44%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#8f42aa  rgb(143, 66, 170)  hsl(284, 44%, 46%)  Purpureus
#425daa  rgb(66, 93, 170)  hsl(224, 44%, 46%)  Denim
#aa425d  rgb(170, 66, 93)  hsl(344, 44%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose