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#6CB004

#6cb004 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cb004 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 69.02% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.73% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 83.72°, with 95.56% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3425

Complementary

  1. #6cb004
  2. #4804b0

Split complementary

  1. #6cb004
  2. #0416b0
  3. #9e04b0

Analogous

  1. #b09e04
  2. #6cb004
  3. #16b004

Triadic

  1. #6cb004
  2. #046cb0
  3. #b0046c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb004
  2. #04b048
  3. #4804b0
  4. #b0046c

Square

  1. #6cb004
  2. #04b09e
  3. #4804b0
  4. #b00416

Monochromatic

  1. #101a01
  2. #3e6502
  3. #6cb004
  4. #9af907
  5. #b8fb52

Shades

#6cb004 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb004
  2. #619e04
  3. #568d03
  4. #4c7b03
  5. #416a02
  6. #365802
  7. #2b4602
  8. #203501
  9. #162301
  10. #0b1200
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb004 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb004
  2. #7bb81d
  3. #89c036
  4. #98c84f
  5. #a7d068
  6. #b6d882
  7. #c4df9b
  8. #d3e7b4
  9. #e2efcd
  10. #f0f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb004 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb004
  2. #6eab10
  3. #70a61d
  4. #72a229
  5. #749d36
  6. #769842
  7. #78934e
  8. #7a8e5b
  9. #7c8a67
  10. #7e8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8da67d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ea895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6dab76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb004 {
  color: #6cb004;
}
Background
.bg-6cb004 {
  background-color: #6cb004;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb004 {
  border: 2px solid #6cb004;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb004;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 176 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb004 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb004, #16b004);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb004 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 176 4 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.14 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.55 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.03 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.30 #934ffb Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cb004  rgb(108, 176, 4)  hsl(84, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#4804b0  rgb(72, 4, 176)  hsl(264, 96%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#046cb0  rgb(4, 108, 176)  hsl(204, 96%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b0046c  rgb(176, 4, 108)  hsl(324, 96%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam