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#6DC405

#6dc405 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6dc405 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 76.86% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.45% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 87.33°, with 95.02% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4274

Complementary

  1. #6dc405
  2. #5c05c4

Split complementary

  1. #6dc405
  2. #050ec4
  3. #bb05c4

Analogous

  1. #c4bb05
  2. #6dc405
  3. #0ec405

Triadic

  1. #6dc405
  2. #056dc4
  3. #c4056d

Tetradic

  1. #6dc405
  2. #05c45c
  3. #5c05c4
  4. #c4056d

Square

  1. #6dc405
  2. #05c4bb
  3. #5c05c4
  4. #c4050e

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2f01
  2. #447903
  3. #6dc405
  4. #95f91c
  5. #b8fb67

Shades

#6dc405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6dc405
  2. #62b005
  3. #579d04
  4. #4c8904
  5. #417603
  6. #376203
  7. #2c4e02
  8. #213b02
  9. #162701
  10. #0b1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#6dc405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6dc405
  2. #7cca1e
  3. #8ad037
  4. #99d650
  5. #a7dc69
  6. #b6e282
  7. #c5e79b
  8. #d3edb4
  9. #e2f3cd
  10. #f0f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6dc405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6dc405
  2. #6fbd11
  3. #71b61e
  4. #73b02a
  5. #75a936
  6. #77a243
  7. #789b4f
  8. #7a945b
  9. #7c8e67
  10. #7e8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cbca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6cbf84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6dc405 {
  color: #6dc405;
}
Background
.bg-6dc405 {
  background-color: #6dc405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6dc405 {
  border: 2px solid #6dc405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6dc405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 196 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6dc405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6dc405, #0ec405);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6dc405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 196 5 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.50 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.81 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.83 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.11 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.24 #923bfa Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6dc405  rgb(109, 196, 5)  hsl(87, 95%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5c05c4  rgb(92, 5, 196)  hsl(267, 95%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#056dc4  rgb(5, 109, 196)  hsl(207, 95%, 39%)  True Blue
#c4056d  rgb(196, 5, 109)  hsl(327, 95%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red