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#6CC809

#6cc809 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cc809 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, 78.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 88.9°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4452

Complementary

  1. #6cc809
  2. #6509c8

Split complementary

  1. #6cc809
  2. #090cc8
  3. #c409c8

Analogous

  1. #c8c409
  2. #6cc809
  3. #0cc809

Triadic

  1. #6cc809
  2. #096cc8
  3. #c8096c

Tetradic

  1. #6cc809
  2. #09c865
  3. #6509c8
  4. #c8096c

Square

  1. #6cc809
  2. #09c8c4
  3. #6509c8
  4. #c8090c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3602
  2. #447f06
  3. #6cc809
  4. #93f528
  5. #b7f971

Shades

#6cc809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cc809
  2. #61b408
  3. #56a007
  4. #4c8c06
  5. #417805
  6. #366405
  7. #2b5004
  8. #203c03
  9. #162802
  10. #0b1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cc809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cc809
  2. #7bce22
  3. #89d33a
  4. #98d953
  5. #a7de6b
  6. #b6e484
  7. #c4e99d
  8. #d3efb5
  9. #e2f4ce
  10. #f0fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cc809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cc809
  2. #6ec115
  3. #70ba21
  4. #72b22d
  5. #74ab39
  6. #76a445
  7. #789d50
  8. #7a965c
  9. #7c8e68
  10. #7e8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bbb8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ac0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8ba23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bc387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cc809 {
  color: #6cc809;
}
Background
.bg-6cc809 {
  background-color: #6cc809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cc809 {
  border: 2px solid #6cc809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cc809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 200 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cc809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cc809, #0cc809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cc809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 200 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.83 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.83 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.28 #9337f6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cc809  rgb(108, 200, 9)  hsl(89, 91%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#6509c8  rgb(101, 9, 200)  hsl(269, 91%, 41%)  Han Purple
#096cc8  rgb(9, 108, 200)  hsl(209, 91%, 41%)  True Blue
#c8096c  rgb(200, 9, 108)  hsl(329, 91%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose