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#6AAA02

#6aaa02 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6aaa02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 66.67% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 82.86°, with 97.67% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3182

Complementary

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #4202aa

Split complementary

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #0216aa
  3. #9602aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9602
  2. #6aaa02
  3. #16aa02

Triadic

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #026aaa
  3. #aa026a

Tetradic

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #02aa42
  3. #4202aa
  4. #aa026a

Square

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #02aa96
  3. #4202aa
  4. #aa0216

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1400
  2. #3b5e01
  3. #6aaa02
  4. #99f603
  5. #b8fd48

Shades

#6aaa02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #5f9902
  3. #558802
  4. #4a7701
  5. #406601
  6. #355501
  7. #2a4401
  8. #203301
  9. #152200
  10. #0b1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#6aaa02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #79b31b
  3. #88bb35
  4. #97c44e
  5. #a6cc67
  6. #b5d581
  7. #c3dd9a
  8. #d2e6b3
  9. #e1eecc
  10. #f0f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6aaa02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6aaa02
  2. #6ca60f
  3. #6ea21b
  4. #719d28
  5. #739934
  6. #759541
  7. #77914e
  8. #798d5a
  9. #7c8867
  10. #7e8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a079 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99722 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ba572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6aaa02 {
  color: #6aaa02;
}
Background
.bg-6aaa02 {
  background-color: #6aaa02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6aaa02 {
  border: 2px solid #6aaa02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6aaa02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 170 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6aaa02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6aaa02, #16aa02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6aaa02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 170 2 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.33 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.94 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.27 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.85 #9555fd Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6aaa02  rgb(106, 170, 2)  hsl(83, 98%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#4202aa  rgb(66, 2, 170)  hsl(263, 98%, 34%)  Zaffre
#026aaa  rgb(2, 106, 170)  hsl(203, 98%, 34%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa026a  rgb(170, 2, 106)  hsl(323, 98%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam