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#6ABC09

#6abc09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6abc09 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, 73.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 87.49°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3905

Complementary

  1. #6abc09
  2. #5b09bc

Split complementary

  1. #6abc09
  2. #0910bc
  3. #b509bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb509
  2. #6abc09
  3. #10bc09

Triadic

  1. #6abc09
  2. #096abc
  3. #bc096a

Tetradic

  1. #6abc09
  2. #09bc5b
  3. #5b09bc
  4. #bc096a

Square

  1. #6abc09
  2. #09bcb5
  3. #5b09bc
  4. #bc0910

Monochromatic

  1. #182a02
  2. #417306
  3. #6abc09
  4. #92f41d
  5. #b5f866

Shades

#6abc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6abc09
  2. #5fa908
  3. #559607
  4. #4a8406
  5. #407105
  6. #355e05
  7. #2a4b04
  8. #203803
  9. #152602
  10. #0b1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6abc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6abc09
  2. #79c322
  3. #88c93a
  4. #97d053
  5. #a6d76b
  6. #b5de84
  7. #c3e49d
  8. #d2ebb5
  9. #e1f2ce
  10. #f0f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6abc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6abc09
  2. #6cb615
  3. #6eb021
  4. #71aa2d
  5. #73a439
  6. #759e45
  7. #779850
  8. #79925c
  9. #7c8c68
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69b4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9faf20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ab77f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6abc09 {
  color: #6abc09;
}
Background
.bg-6abc09 {
  background-color: #6abc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6abc09 {
  border: 2px solid #6abc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6abc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 188 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6abc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6abc09, #10bc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6abc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 188 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.19 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.11 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.21 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.10 #9543f6 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6abc09  rgb(106, 188, 9)  hsl(87, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5b09bc  rgb(91, 9, 188)  hsl(267, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#096abc  rgb(9, 106, 188)  hsl(207, 91%, 39%)  French Blue
#bc096a  rgb(188, 9, 106)  hsl(327, 91%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam