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#5EC609

#5ec609 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#5ec609 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 77.65% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 93.02°, with 91.3% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4279

Complementary

  1. #5ec609
  2. #7109c6

Split complementary

  1. #5ec609
  2. #1309c6
  3. #c609bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc609
  2. #5ec609
  3. #09c613

Triadic

  1. #5ec609
  2. #095ec6
  3. #c6095e

Tetradic

  1. #5ec609
  2. #09c671
  3. #7109c6
  4. #c6095e

Square

  1. #5ec609
  2. #09bcc6
  3. #7109c6
  4. #c61309

Monochromatic

  1. #193402
  2. #3b7d06
  3. #5ec609
  4. #83f526
  5. #adf870

Shades

#5ec609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ec609
  2. #55b208
  3. #4b9e07
  4. #428b06
  5. #387705
  6. #2f6305
  7. #264f04
  8. #1c3b03
  9. #132802
  10. #091401
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ec609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ec609
  2. #6ecc22
  3. #7ed13a
  4. #8ed753
  5. #9edd6b
  6. #afe384
  7. #bfe89d
  8. #cfeeb5
  9. #dff4ce
  10. #eff9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ec609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ec609
  2. #61bf15
  3. #65b821
  4. #68b12d
  5. #6caa39
  6. #6fa345
  7. #729c50
  8. #76955c
  9. #798e68
  10. #7d8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58bea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b723 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ac185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ec609 {
  color: #5ec609;
}
Background
.bg-5ec609 {
  background-color: #5ec609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ec609 {
  border: 2px solid #5ec609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ec609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 198 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ec609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ec609, #09c613);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ec609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 198 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.53 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.60 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.41 #a139f6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#5ec609  rgb(94, 198, 9)  hsl(93, 91%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#7109c6  rgb(113, 9, 198)  hsl(273, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#095ec6  rgb(9, 94, 198)  hsl(213, 91%, 41%)  Denim
#c6095e  rgb(198, 9, 94)  hsl(333, 91%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose