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#6BAF09

#6baf09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6baf09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 68.63% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 84.58°, with 90.22% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3381

Complementary

  1. #6baf09
  2. #4d09af

Split complementary

  1. #6baf09
  2. #0918af
  3. #a009af

Analogous

  1. #afa009
  2. #6baf09
  3. #18af09

Triadic

  1. #6baf09
  2. #096baf
  3. #af096b

Tetradic

  1. #6baf09
  2. #09af4d
  3. #4d09af
  4. #af096b

Square

  1. #6baf09
  2. #09afa0
  3. #4d09af
  4. #af0918

Monochromatic

  1. #121d02
  2. #3f6605
  3. #6baf09
  4. #97f312
  5. #b7f75a

Shades

#6baf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6baf09
  2. #609e08
  3. #568c07
  4. #4b7b06
  5. #406905
  6. #365805
  7. #2b4604
  8. #203503
  9. #152302
  10. #0b1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#6baf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6baf09
  2. #7ab722
  3. #89bf3a
  4. #97c753
  5. #a6cf6b
  6. #b5d784
  7. #c4df9d
  8. #d3e7b5
  9. #e1efce
  10. #f0f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6baf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6baf09
  2. #6daa15
  3. #6fa621
  4. #71a12d
  5. #739c39
  6. #769845
  7. #789350
  8. #7a8e5c
  9. #7c8968
  10. #7e8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ca57d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98a41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6caa76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6baf09 {
  color: #6baf09;
}
Background
.bg-6baf09 {
  background-color: #6baf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6baf09 {
  border: 2px solid #6baf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6baf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 175 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6baf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6baf09, #18af09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6baf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 175 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.15 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.38 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.31 #9450f6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6baf09  rgb(107, 175, 9)  hsl(85, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#4d09af  rgb(77, 9, 175)  hsl(265, 90%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#096baf  rgb(9, 107, 175)  hsl(205, 90%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#af096b  rgb(175, 9, 107)  hsl(325, 90%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam