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#6EA72A

#6ea72a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6ea72a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 65.49% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.85% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 87.36°, with 59.81% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3112

Complementary

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #632aa7

Split complementary

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #2a2fa7
  3. #a12aa7

Analogous

  1. #a7a12a
  2. #6ea72a
  3. #2fa72a

Triadic

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #2a6ea7
  3. #a72a6e

Tetradic

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #2aa763
  3. #632aa7
  4. #a72a6e

Square

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #2aa7a1
  3. #632aa7
  4. #a72a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2d0b
  2. #466a1b
  3. #6ea72a
  4. #95d24c
  5. #b9e189

Shades

#6ea72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #639626
  3. #588622
  4. #4d751d
  5. #426419
  6. #375415
  7. #2c4311
  8. #21320d
  9. #162108
  10. #0b1104
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ea72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #7db03f
  3. #8bb955
  4. #9ac16a
  5. #a8ca7f
  6. #b7d395
  7. #c5dcaa
  8. #d4e5bf
  9. #e2edd4
  10. #f1f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ea72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ea72a
  2. #70a333
  3. #729f3b
  4. #739b44
  5. #75974c
  6. #779455
  7. #79905e
  8. #7b8c66
  9. #7c886f
  10. #7e8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70a08f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999f1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939d32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6fa374 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ea72a {
  color: #6ea72a;
}
Background
.bg-6ea72a {
  background-color: #6ea72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ea72a {
  border: 2px solid #6ea72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ea72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 167 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 60% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ea72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ea72a, #2fa72a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ea72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 167 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.06 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.93 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.78 #9158d5 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6ea72a  rgb(110, 167, 42)  hsl(87, 60%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#632aa7  rgb(99, 42, 167)  hsl(267, 60%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#2a6ea7  rgb(42, 110, 167)  hsl(207, 60%, 41%)  French Blue
#a72a6e  rgb(167, 42, 110)  hsl(327, 60%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam