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#6CC201

#6cc201 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#6cc201 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 76.08% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 86.74°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4177

Complementary

  1. #6cc201
  2. #5701c2

Split complementary

  1. #6cc201
  2. #010bc2
  3. #b801c2

Analogous

  1. #c2b801
  2. #6cc201
  3. #0bc201

Triadic

  1. #6cc201
  2. #016cc2
  3. #c2016c

Tetradic

  1. #6cc201
  2. #01c257
  3. #5701c2
  4. #c2016c

Square

  1. #6cc201
  2. #01c2b8
  3. #5701c2
  4. #c2010b

Monochromatic

  1. #172a00
  2. #427601
  3. #6cc201
  4. #95fe12
  5. #b7fe5e

Shades

#6cc201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cc201
  2. #61af01
  3. #569b01
  4. #4c8801
  5. #417401
  6. #366101
  7. #2b4e00
  8. #203a00
  9. #162700
  10. #0b1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cc201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cc201
  2. #7bc81a
  3. #89ce34
  4. #98d44d
  5. #a7da67
  6. #b6e180
  7. #c4e799
  8. #d3edb3
  9. #e2f3cc
  10. #f0f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cc201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cc201
  2. #6ebb0e
  3. #70b51a
  4. #72ae27
  5. #74a834
  6. #76a141
  7. #789a4d
  8. #7a945a
  9. #7c8d67
  10. #7e8773
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bbaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4b41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bbd82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cc201 {
  color: #6cc201;
}
Background
.bg-6cc201 {
  background-color: #6cc201;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cc201 {
  border: 2px solid #6cc201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cc201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 194 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cc201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cc201, #0bc201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cc201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 194 1 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.23 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.57 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.67 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.33 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.40 #933dfe Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cc201  rgb(108, 194, 1)  hsl(87, 99%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#5701c2  rgb(87, 1, 194)  hsl(267, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#016cc2  rgb(1, 108, 194)  hsl(207, 99%, 38%)  True Blue
#c2016c  rgb(194, 1, 108)  hsl(327, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red