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#68BC06

#68bc06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#68bc06 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, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3892

Complementary

  1. #68bc06
  2. #5a06bc

Split complementary

  1. #68bc06
  2. #060dbc
  3. #b506bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb506
  2. #68bc06
  3. #0dbc06

Triadic

  1. #68bc06
  2. #0668bc
  3. #bc0668

Tetradic

  1. #68bc06
  2. #06bc5a
  3. #5a06bc
  4. #bc0668

Square

  1. #68bc06
  2. #06bcb5
  3. #5a06bc
  4. #bc060d

Monochromatic

  1. #162801
  2. #3f7204
  3. #68bc06
  4. #90f817
  5. #b3fa61

Shades

#68bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68bc06
  2. #5ea905
  3. #539605
  4. #498404
  5. #3e7104
  6. #345e03
  7. #2a4b02
  8. #1f3802
  9. #152601
  10. #0a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#68bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68bc06
  2. #77c31f
  3. #86c938
  4. #95d051
  5. #a4d76a
  6. #b4de83
  7. #c3e49b
  8. #d2ebb4
  9. #e1f2cd
  10. #f0f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68bc06
  2. #6ab612
  3. #6db01e
  4. #6faa2b
  5. #72a437
  6. #749e43
  7. #76984f
  8. #79925b
  9. #7b8c68
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67b49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9faf1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67b77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68bc06 {
  color: #68bc06;
}
Background
.bg-68bc06 {
  background-color: #68bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #68bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68bc06, #0dbc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.29 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.39 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.00 #9743f9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#68bc06  rgb(104, 188, 6)  hsl(88, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#5a06bc  rgb(90, 6, 188)  hsl(268, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0668bc  rgb(6, 104, 188)  hsl(208, 94%, 38%)  Denim
#bc0668  rgb(188, 6, 104)  hsl(328, 94%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam