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#6CB00A

#6cb00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cb00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 84.58°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 5.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3426

Complementary

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #4e0ab0

Split complementary

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #0a19b0
  3. #a10ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0a10a
  2. #6cb00a
  3. #19b00a

Triadic

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #0a6cb0
  3. #b00a6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #0ab04e
  3. #4e0ab0
  4. #b00a6c

Square

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #0ab0a1
  3. #4e0ab0
  4. #b00a19

Monochromatic

  1. #131f02
  2. #406806
  3. #6cb00a
  4. #97f215
  5. #b7f65d

Shades

#6cb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #619e09
  3. #568d08
  4. #4c7b07
  5. #416a06
  6. #365805
  7. #2b4604
  8. #203503
  9. #162302
  10. #0b1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #7bb823
  3. #89c03b
  4. #98c854
  5. #a7d06c
  6. #b6d885
  7. #c4df9d
  8. #d3e7b6
  9. #e2efce
  10. #f0f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb00a
  2. #6eab16
  3. #70a622
  4. #72a22d
  5. #749d39
  6. #769845
  7. #789351
  8. #7a8e5d
  9. #7c8a68
  10. #7e8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 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 #af9c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6da895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6dab76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb00a {
  color: #6cb00a;
}
Background
.bg-6cb00a {
  background-color: #6cb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb00a {
  border: 2px solid #6cb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb00a, #19b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.86 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.93 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.15 #934ff5 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cb00a  rgb(108, 176, 10)  hsl(85, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#4e0ab0  rgb(78, 10, 176)  hsl(265, 89%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#0a6cb0  rgb(10, 108, 176)  hsl(205, 89%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#b00a6c  rgb(176, 10, 108)  hsl(325, 89%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam