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#6EA940

#6ea940 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6ea940 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, 66.27% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.13% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 93.71°, with 45.06% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3206

Complementary

  1. #6ea940
  2. #7b40a9

Split complementary

  1. #6ea940
  2. #4740a9
  3. #a940a3

Analogous

  1. #a3a940
  2. #6ea940
  3. #40a947

Triadic

  1. #6ea940
  2. #406ea9
  3. #a9406e

Tetradic

  1. #6ea940
  2. #40a97b
  3. #7b40a9
  4. #a9406e

Square

  1. #6ea940
  2. #40a3a9
  3. #7b40a9
  4. #a94740

Monochromatic

  1. #263a16
  2. #4a722b
  3. #6ea940
  4. #95c86e
  5. #bedda5

Shades

#6ea940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ea940
  2. #63983a
  3. #588733
  4. #4d762d
  5. #426526
  6. #375520
  7. #2c441a
  8. #213313
  9. #16220d
  10. #0b1106
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ea940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ea940
  2. #7db253
  3. #8bba66
  4. #9ac379
  5. #a8cb8c
  6. #b7d4a0
  7. #c5ddb3
  8. #d4e5c6
  9. #e2eed9
  10. #f1f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ea940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ea940
  2. #70a546
  3. #72a14d
  4. #739d53
  5. #75995a
  6. #779560
  7. #799066
  8. #7b8c6d
  9. #7c8873
  10. #7e847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa07f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9d34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79848 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ea393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa239 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ea57a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ea940 {
  color: #6ea940;
}
Background
.bg-6ea940 {
  background-color: #6ea940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ea940 {
  border: 2px solid #6ea940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ea940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 169 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ea940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ea940, #40a947);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ea940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 169 64 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.15 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.99 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.37 #9156bf Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6ea940  rgb(110, 169, 64)  hsl(94, 45%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#7b40a9  rgb(123, 64, 169)  hsl(274, 45%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#406ea9  rgb(64, 110, 169)  hsl(214, 45%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#a9406e  rgb(169, 64, 110)  hsl(334, 45%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender