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#68C309

#68c309 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#68c309 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 76.47% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.38% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 89.35°, with 91.18% saturation and 40% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4199

Complementary

  1. #68c309
  2. #6409c3

Split complementary

  1. #68c309
  2. #090bc3
  3. #c109c3

Analogous

  1. #c3c109
  2. #68c309
  3. #0bc309

Triadic

  1. #68c309
  2. #0968c3
  3. #c30968

Tetradic

  1. #68c309
  2. #09c364
  3. #6409c3
  4. #c30968

Square

  1. #68c309
  2. #09c3c1
  3. #6409c3
  4. #c3090b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3102
  2. #417a06
  3. #68c309
  4. #8ff524
  5. #b4f86d

Shades

#68c309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68c309
  2. #5eb008
  3. #539c07
  4. #498906
  5. #3e7505
  6. #346205
  7. #2a4e04
  8. #1f3b03
  9. #152702
  10. #0a1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#68c309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68c309
  2. #77c922
  3. #86cf3a
  4. #95d553
  5. #a4db6b
  6. #b4e184
  7. #c3e79d
  8. #d2edb5
  9. #e1f3ce
  10. #f0f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68c309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68c309
  2. #6abc15
  3. #6db621
  4. #6faf2d
  5. #72a839
  6. #74a245
  7. #769b50
  8. #79945c
  9. #7b8d68
  10. #7e8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b68a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65bba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66be83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68c309 {
  color: #68c309;
}
Background
.bg-68c309 {
  background-color: #68c309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68c309 {
  border: 2px solid #68c309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68c309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 195 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68c309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68c309, #0bc309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68c309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 195 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.82 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.00 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.21 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.54 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.23 #973cf6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#68c309  rgb(104, 195, 9)  hsl(89, 91%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#6409c3  rgb(100, 9, 195)  hsl(269, 91%, 40%)  Han Purple
#0968c3  rgb(9, 104, 195)  hsl(209, 91%, 40%)  Denim
#c30968  rgb(195, 9, 104)  hsl(329, 91%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose