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#68BB0C

#68bb0c ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#68bb0c 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, 73.33% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 88.46°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #5f0cbb

Split complementary

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #0c10bb
  3. #b70cbb

Analogous

  1. #bbb70c
  2. #68bb0c
  3. #10bb0c

Triadic

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #0c68bb
  3. #bb0c68

Tetradic

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #0cbb5f
  3. #5f0cbb
  4. #bb0c68

Square

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #0cbbb7
  3. #5f0cbb
  4. #bb0c10

Monochromatic

  1. #182b03
  2. #407307
  3. #68bb0c
  4. #8ff123
  5. #b4f56b

Shades

#68bb0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #5ea80b
  3. #53960a
  4. #498308
  5. #3e7007
  6. #345e06
  7. #2a4b05
  8. #1f3804
  9. #152502
  10. #0a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#68bb0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #77c224
  3. #86c93d
  4. #95cf55
  5. #a4d66d
  6. #b4dd86
  7. #c3e49e
  8. #d2ebb6
  9. #e1f1ce
  10. #f0f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68bb0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68bb0c
  2. #6ab518
  3. #6daf23
  4. #6fa92f
  5. #72a33a
  6. #749e46
  7. #769852
  8. #79925d
  9. #7b8c69
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92af84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67b39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eae21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67b67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68bb0c {
  color: #68bb0c;
}
Background
.bg-68bb0c {
  background-color: #68bb0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68bb0c {
  border: 2px solid #68bb0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68bb0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 187 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68bb0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68bb0c, #10bb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68bb0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 187 12 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.30 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.08 #9744f3 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#68bb0c  rgb(104, 187, 12)  hsl(88, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5f0cbb  rgb(95, 12, 187)  hsl(268, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0c68bb  rgb(12, 104, 187)  hsl(208, 88%, 39%)  Denim
#bb0c68  rgb(187, 12, 104)  hsl(328, 88%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam