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#6BB40F

#6bb40f ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6bb40f 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, 70.59% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 86.55°, with 84.62% saturation and 38.24% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.358

Complementary

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #580fb4

Split complementary

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #0f18b4
  3. #ab0fb4

Analogous

  1. #b4ab0f
  2. #6bb40f
  3. #18b40f

Triadic

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #0f6bb4
  3. #b40f6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #0fb458
  3. #580fb4
  4. #b40f6b

Square

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #0fb4ab
  3. #580fb4
  4. #b40f18

Monochromatic

  1. #172703
  2. #416d09
  3. #6bb40f
  4. #93ed23
  5. #b6f369

Shades

#6bb40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #60a20e
  3. #56900c
  4. #4b7e0b
  5. #406c09
  6. #365a08
  7. #2b4806
  8. #203605
  9. #152403
  10. #0b1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bb40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #7abc27
  3. #89c33f
  4. #97cb57
  5. #a6d26f
  6. #b5da87
  7. #c4e19f
  8. #d3e9b7
  9. #e1f0cf
  10. #f0f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bb40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bb40f
  2. #6daf1a
  3. #6faa26
  4. #71a431
  5. #739f3c
  6. #769a48
  7. #789553
  8. #7a905e
  9. #7c8a69
  10. #7e8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fa980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cac99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba821 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6baf79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bb40f {
  color: #6bb40f;
}
Background
.bg-6bb40f {
  background-color: #6bb40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bb40f {
  border: 2px solid #6bb40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bb40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 180 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bb40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bb40f, #18b40f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bb40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 180 15 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.16 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.78 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.16 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.62 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.66 #944bf0 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6bb40f  rgb(107, 180, 15)  hsl(87, 85%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#580fb4  rgb(88, 15, 180)  hsl(267, 85%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0f6bb4  rgb(15, 107, 180)  hsl(207, 85%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b40f6b  rgb(180, 15, 107)  hsl(327, 85%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam