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#6CB415

#6cb415 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cb415 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, 70.59% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 87.17°, with 79.1% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3588

Complementary

  1. #6cb415
  2. #5d15b4

Split complementary

  1. #6cb415
  2. #151db4
  3. #ac15b4

Analogous

  1. #b4ac15
  2. #6cb415
  3. #1db415

Triadic

  1. #6cb415
  2. #156cb4
  3. #b4156c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb415
  2. #15b45d
  3. #5d15b4
  4. #b4156c

Square

  1. #6cb415
  2. #15b4ac
  3. #5d15b4
  4. #b4151d

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2b05
  2. #436f0d
  3. #6cb415
  4. #93e72f
  5. #b7ef73

Shades

#6cb415 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb415
  2. #61a213
  3. #569011
  4. #4c7e0f
  5. #416c0d
  6. #365a0b
  7. #2b4808
  8. #203606
  9. #162404
  10. #0b1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb415 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb415
  2. #7bbc2c
  3. #89c344
  4. #98cb5b
  5. #a7d273
  6. #b6da8a
  7. #c4e1a1
  8. #d3e9b9
  9. #e2f0d0
  10. #f0f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb415 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb415
  2. #6eaf20
  3. #70aa2a
  4. #72a435
  5. #749f40
  6. #769a4b
  7. #789555
  8. #7a9060
  9. #7c8a6b
  10. #7e8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fa981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dac99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6caf7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb415 {
  color: #6cb415;
}
Background
.bg-6cb415 {
  background-color: #6cb415;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb415 {
  border: 2px solid #6cb415;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb415;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 180 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 79% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb415 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb415, #1db415);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb415 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 180 21 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.79 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.34 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.95 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.40 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.43 #934bea Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cb415  rgb(108, 180, 21)  hsl(87, 79%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5d15b4  rgb(93, 21, 180)  hsl(267, 79%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#156cb4  rgb(21, 108, 180)  hsl(207, 79%, 39%)  French Blue
#b4156c  rgb(180, 21, 108)  hsl(327, 79%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam