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#6CB90B

#6cb90b ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cb90b 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, 72.55% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.05% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 86.55°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3791

Complementary

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #580bb9

Split complementary

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #0b15b9
  3. #af0bb9

Analogous

  1. #b9af0b
  2. #6cb90b
  3. #15b90b

Triadic

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #0b6cb9
  3. #b90b6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #0bb958
  3. #580bb9
  4. #b90b6c

Square

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #0bb9af
  3. #580bb9
  4. #b90b15

Monochromatic

  1. #182902
  2. #427107
  3. #6cb90b
  4. #94f21f
  5. #b7f667

Shades

#6cb90b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #61a70a
  3. #569409
  4. #4c8208
  5. #416f07
  6. #365d06
  7. #2b4a04
  8. #203803
  9. #162502
  10. #0b1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cb90b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #7bc023
  3. #89c73c
  4. #98ce54
  5. #a7d56d
  6. #b6dc85
  7. #c4e39d
  8. #d3eab6
  9. #e2f1ce
  10. #f0f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cb90b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cb90b
  2. #6eb317
  3. #70ae22
  4. #72a82e
  5. #74a23a
  6. #769d46
  7. #789751
  8. #7a915d
  9. #7c8b69
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92ae83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cb19d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eac20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6cb47d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cb90b {
  color: #6cb90b;
}
Background
.bg-6cb90b {
  background-color: #6cb90b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cb90b {
  border: 2px solid #6cb90b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cb90b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 185 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cb90b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cb90b, #15b90b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cb90b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 185 11 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.38 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.91 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.34 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.79 #9346f4 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cb90b  rgb(108, 185, 11)  hsl(87, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#580bb9  rgb(88, 11, 185)  hsl(267, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0b6cb9  rgb(11, 108, 185)  hsl(207, 89%, 38%)  French Blue
#b90b6c  rgb(185, 11, 108)  hsl(327, 89%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam