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#6CC015

#6cc015 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cc015 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 75.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 89.47°, with 80.28% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4094

Complementary

  1. #6cc015
  2. #6915c0

Split complementary

  1. #6cc015
  2. #1517c0
  3. #be15c0

Analogous

  1. #c0be15
  2. #6cc015
  3. #17c015

Triadic

  1. #6cc015
  2. #156cc0
  3. #c0156c

Tetradic

  1. #6cc015
  2. #15c069
  3. #6915c0
  4. #c0156c

Square

  1. #6cc015
  2. #15c0be
  3. #6915c0
  4. #c01517

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3606
  2. #457b0d
  3. #6cc015
  4. #92e938
  5. #b8f17d

Shades

#6cc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cc015
  2. #61ad13
  3. #569a11
  4. #4c860f
  5. #41730d
  6. #36600b
  7. #2b4d08
  8. #203a06
  9. #162604
  10. #0b1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cc015
  2. #7bc62c
  3. #89cd44
  4. #98d35b
  5. #a7d973
  6. #b6e08a
  7. #c4e6a1
  8. #d3ecb9
  9. #e2f2d0
  10. #f0f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cc015
  2. #6eba20
  3. #70b32a
  4. #72ad35
  5. #74a640
  6. #76a04b
  7. #789a55
  8. #7a9360
  9. #7c8d6b
  10. #7e8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda92f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bb8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bbb82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cc015 {
  color: #6cc015;
}
Background
.bg-6cc015 {
  background-color: #6cc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cc015 {
  border: 2px solid #6cc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cc015, #17c015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.82 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.29 #933fea Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cc015  rgb(108, 192, 21)  hsl(89, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#6915c0  rgb(105, 21, 192)  hsl(269, 80%, 42%)  Purple Heart
#156cc0  rgb(21, 108, 192)  hsl(209, 80%, 42%)  True Blue
#c0156c  rgb(192, 21, 108)  hsl(329, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red