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#6BC409

#6bc409 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6bc409 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, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.41% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 88.56°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4263

Complementary

  1. #6bc409
  2. #6209c4

Split complementary

  1. #6bc409
  2. #090dc4
  3. #c009c4

Analogous

  1. #c4c009
  2. #6bc409
  3. #0dc409

Triadic

  1. #6bc409
  2. #096bc4
  3. #c4096b

Tetradic

  1. #6bc409
  2. #09c462
  3. #6209c4
  4. #c4096b

Square

  1. #6bc409
  2. #09c4c0
  3. #6209c4
  4. #c4090d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3202
  2. #437b06
  3. #6bc409
  4. #92f525
  5. #b6f86e

Shades

#6bc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bc409
  2. #60b008
  3. #569d07
  4. #4b8906
  5. #407605
  6. #366205
  7. #2b4e04
  8. #203b03
  9. #152702
  10. #0b1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bc409
  2. #7aca22
  3. #89d03a
  4. #97d653
  5. #a6dc6b
  6. #b5e284
  7. #c4e79d
  8. #d3edb5
  9. #e1f3ce
  10. #f0f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bc409
  2. #6dbd15
  3. #6fb621
  4. #71b02d
  5. #73a939
  6. #76a245
  7. #789b50
  8. #7a945c
  9. #7c8e68
  10. #7e8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69bca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b622 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6abf84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bc409 {
  color: #6bc409;
}
Background
.bg-6bc409 {
  background-color: #6bc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bc409 {
  border: 2px solid #6bc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bc409, #0dc409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.05 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.65 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.19 #943bf6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6bc409  rgb(107, 196, 9)  hsl(89, 91%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#6209c4  rgb(98, 9, 196)  hsl(269, 91%, 40%)  Han Purple
#096bc4  rgb(9, 107, 196)  hsl(209, 91%, 40%)  True Blue
#c4096b  rgb(196, 9, 107)  hsl(329, 91%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red