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#6AB117

#6ab117 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6ab117 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, 69.41% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.01% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 87.66°, with 77% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3457

Complementary

  1. #6ab117
  2. #5e17b1

Split complementary

  1. #6ab117
  2. #171db1
  3. #ab17b1

Analogous

  1. #b1ab17
  2. #6ab117
  3. #1db117

Triadic

  1. #6ab117
  2. #176ab1
  3. #b1176a

Tetradic

  1. #6ab117
  2. #17b15e
  3. #5e17b1
  4. #b1176a

Square

  1. #6ab117
  2. #17b1ab
  3. #5e17b1
  4. #b1171d

Monochromatic

  1. #192a05
  2. #416d0e
  3. #6ab117
  4. #91e430
  5. #b5ed74

Shades

#6ab117 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ab117
  2. #5f9f15
  3. #558e12
  4. #4a7c10
  5. #406a0e
  6. #35590c
  7. #2a4709
  8. #203507
  9. #152305
  10. #0b1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ab117 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ab117
  2. #79b92e
  3. #88c145
  4. #97c85d
  5. #a6d074
  6. #b5d88b
  7. #c3e0a2
  8. #d2e8b9
  9. #e1efd1
  10. #f0f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ab117 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ab117
  2. #6cac22
  3. #6ea72c
  4. #71a237
  5. #739d41
  6. #75994c
  7. #779456
  8. #798f61
  9. #7c8a6b
  10. #7e8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8da67f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ba997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98a525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aad78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ab117 {
  color: #6ab117;
}
Background
.bg-6ab117 {
  background-color: #6ab117;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ab117 {
  border: 2px solid #6ab117;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ab117;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 177 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ab117 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ab117, #1db117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ab117 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 177 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.19 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.15 #954ee8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6ab117  rgb(106, 177, 23)  hsl(88, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5e17b1  rgb(94, 23, 177)  hsl(268, 77%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#176ab1  rgb(23, 106, 177)  hsl(208, 77%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b1176a  rgb(177, 23, 106)  hsl(328, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam