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#6BB21A

#6bb21a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6bb21a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 69.8% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.39% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 88.03°, with 74.51% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3504

Complementary

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #611ab2

Split complementary

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #1a1fb2
  3. #ad1ab2

Analogous

  1. #b2ad1a
  2. #6bb21a
  3. #1fb21a

Triadic

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #1a6bb2
  3. #b21a6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #1ab261
  3. #611ab2
  4. #b21a6b

Square

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #1ab2ad
  3. #611ab2
  4. #b21a1f

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2d06
  2. #436f10
  3. #6bb21a
  4. #92e237
  5. #b6ec79

Shades

#6bb21a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #60a017
  3. #568e15
  4. #4b7d12
  5. #406b10
  6. #36590d
  7. #2b470a
  8. #203508
  9. #152405
  10. #0b1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bb21a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #7aba31
  3. #89c148
  4. #97c95f
  5. #a6d176
  6. #b5d98d
  7. #c4e0a3
  8. #d3e8ba
  9. #e1f0d1
  10. #f0f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bb21a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bb21a
  2. #6dad24
  3. #6fa82e
  4. #71a339
  5. #739e43
  6. #76994d
  7. #789457
  8. #7a8f61
  9. #7c8a6c
  10. #7e8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ea780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6caa97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a627 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bae79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bb21a {
  color: #6bb21a;
}
Background
.bg-6bb21a {
  background-color: #6bb21a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bb21a {
  border: 2px solid #6bb21a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bb21a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 178 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bb21a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bb21a, #1fb21a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bb21a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 178 26 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.88 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.41 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.30 #944de5 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6bb21a  rgb(107, 178, 26)  hsl(88, 75%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#611ab2  rgb(97, 26, 178)  hsl(268, 75%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#1a6bb2  rgb(26, 107, 178)  hsl(208, 75%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b21a6b  rgb(178, 26, 107)  hsl(328, 75%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam