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#6CBC06

#6cbc06 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cbc06 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, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 86.37°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.83:1 (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 luminance0.3917

Complementary

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #5606bc

Split complementary

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #0611bc
  3. #b106bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb106
  2. #6cbc06
  3. #11bc06

Triadic

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #066cbc
  3. #bc066c

Tetradic

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #06bc56
  3. #5606bc
  4. #bc066c

Square

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #06bcb1
  3. #5606bc
  4. #bc0611

Monochromatic

  1. #172801
  2. #417204
  3. #6cbc06
  4. #95f817
  5. #b7fa61

Shades

#6cbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #61a905
  3. #569605
  4. #4c8404
  5. #417104
  6. #365e03
  7. #2b4b02
  8. #203802
  9. #162601
  10. #0b1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #7bc31f
  3. #89c938
  4. #98d051
  5. #a7d76a
  6. #b6de83
  7. #c4e49b
  8. #d3ebb4
  9. #e2f2cd
  10. #f0f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cbc06
  2. #6eb612
  3. #70b01e
  4. #72aa2b
  5. #74a437
  6. #769e43
  7. #78984f
  8. #7a925b
  9. #7c8c68
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cb49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0af1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6cb77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cbc06 {
  color: #6cbc06;
}
Background
.bg-6cbc06 {
  background-color: #6cbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #6cbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cbc06, #11bc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.90 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.32 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.32 #9343f9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cbc06  rgb(108, 188, 6)  hsl(86, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#5606bc  rgb(86, 6, 188)  hsl(266, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#066cbc  rgb(6, 108, 188)  hsl(206, 94%, 38%)  French Blue
#bc066c  rgb(188, 6, 108)  hsl(326, 94%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam