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#68AA17

#68aa17 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#68aa17 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 66.67% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 86.94°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3175

Complementary

  1. #68aa17
  2. #5917aa

Split complementary

  1. #68aa17
  2. #171eaa
  3. #a217aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa217
  2. #68aa17
  3. #1eaa17

Triadic

  1. #68aa17
  2. #1768aa
  3. #aa1768

Tetradic

  1. #68aa17
  2. #17aa59
  3. #5917aa
  4. #aa1768

Square

  1. #68aa17
  2. #17aaa2
  3. #5917aa
  4. #aa171e

Monochromatic

  1. #162305
  2. #3f670e
  3. #68aa17
  4. #90e22b
  5. #b3eb6f

Shades

#68aa17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68aa17
  2. #5e9915
  3. #538812
  4. #497710
  5. #3e660e
  6. #34550c
  7. #2a4409
  8. #1f3307
  9. #152205
  10. #0a1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#68aa17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68aa17
  2. #77b32e
  3. #86bb45
  4. #95c45d
  5. #a4cc74
  6. #b4d58b
  7. #c3dda2
  8. #d2e6b9
  9. #e1eed1
  10. #f0f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68aa17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68aa17
  2. #6aa622
  3. #6da22c
  4. #6f9d37
  5. #729941
  6. #74954c
  7. #769156
  8. #798d61
  9. #7b886b
  10. #7e8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a07a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9972b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69a391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939f24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69a673 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68aa17 {
  color: #68aa17;
}
Background
.bg-68aa17 {
  background-color: #68aa17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68aa17 {
  border: 2px solid #68aa17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68aa17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 170 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68aa17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68aa17, #1eaa17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68aa17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 170 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.17 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.82 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.83 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.16 #9755e8 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#68aa17  rgb(104, 170, 23)  hsl(87, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#5917aa  rgb(89, 23, 170)  hsl(267, 76%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#1768aa  rgb(23, 104, 170)  hsl(207, 76%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa1768  rgb(170, 23, 104)  hsl(327, 76%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam