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#6BBD23

#6bbd23 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6bbd23 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, 74.12% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.48% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 91.95°, with 68.75% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3964

Complementary

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #7523bd

Split complementary

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #2823bd
  3. #bd23b8

Analogous

  1. #b8bd23
  2. #6bbd23
  3. #23bd28

Triadic

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #236bbd
  3. #bd236b

Tetradic

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #23bd75
  3. #7523bd
  4. #bd236b

Square

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #23b8bd
  3. #7523bd
  4. #bd2823

Monochromatic

  1. #223c0b
  2. #467c17
  3. #6bbd23
  4. #92de4e
  5. #baea8f

Shades

#6bbd23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #60aa20
  3. #56971c
  4. #4b8419
  5. #407115
  6. #365f12
  7. #2b4c0e
  8. #20390b
  9. #152607
  10. #0b1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bbd23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #7ac439
  3. #89ca4f
  4. #97d165
  5. #a6d77b
  6. #b5de91
  7. #c4e5a7
  8. #d3ebbd
  9. #e1f2d3
  10. #f0f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bbd23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bbd23
  2. #6db72c
  3. #6fb136
  4. #71ab3f
  5. #73a548
  6. #769f52
  7. #78985b
  8. #7a9264
  9. #7c8c6d
  10. #7e8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69b5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b408 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ab981 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bbd23 {
  color: #6bbd23;
}
Background
.bg-6bbd23 {
  background-color: #6bbd23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bbd23 {
  border: 2px solid #6bbd23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bbd23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 189 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bbd23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bbd23, #23bd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bbd23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 189 35 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.11 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.26 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.27 #9442dc Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6bbd23  rgb(107, 189, 35)  hsl(92, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#7523bd  rgb(117, 35, 189)  hsl(272, 69%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#236bbd  rgb(35, 107, 189)  hsl(212, 69%, 44%)  True Blue
#bd236b  rgb(189, 35, 107)  hsl(332, 69%, 44%)  Telemagenta