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#66BB09

#66bb09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#66bb09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 73.33% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 88.65°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3839

Complementary

  1. #66bb09
  2. #5e09bb

Split complementary

  1. #66bb09
  2. #090dbb
  3. #b709bb

Analogous

  1. #bbb709
  2. #66bb09
  3. #0dbb09

Triadic

  1. #66bb09
  2. #0966bb
  3. #bb0966

Tetradic

  1. #66bb09
  2. #09bb5e
  3. #5e09bb
  4. #bb0966

Square

  1. #66bb09
  2. #09bbb7
  3. #5e09bb
  4. #bb090d

Monochromatic

  1. #162902
  2. #3e7205
  3. #66bb09
  4. #8df41c
  5. #b2f865

Shades

#66bb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #66bb09
  2. #5ca808
  3. #529607
  4. #478306
  5. #3d7005
  6. #335e05
  7. #294b04
  8. #1f3803
  9. #142502
  10. #0a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#66bb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #66bb09
  2. #75c222
  3. #85c93a
  4. #94cf53
  5. #a3d66b
  6. #b3dd84
  7. #c2e49d
  8. #d1ebb5
  9. #e0f1ce
  10. #f0f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#66bb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #66bb09
  2. #69b515
  3. #6baf21
  4. #6ea92d
  5. #70a339
  6. #739e45
  7. #769850
  8. #78925c
  9. #7b8c68
  10. #7d8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91af84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64b39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dae20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65b67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-66bb09 {
  color: #66bb09;
}
Background
.bg-66bb09 {
  background-color: #66bb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-66bb09 {
  border: 2px solid #66bb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #66bb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 187 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-66bb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66bb09, #0dbb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-66bb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 187 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.02 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.64 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.62 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.41 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.98 #9944f6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#66bb09  rgb(102, 187, 9)  hsl(89, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#5e09bb  rgb(94, 9, 187)  hsl(269, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0966bb  rgb(9, 102, 187)  hsl(209, 91%, 38%)  Denim
#bb0966  rgb(187, 9, 102)  hsl(329, 91%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam