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#6EB91E

#6eb91e ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6eb91e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 72.55% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.78% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 89.03°, with 72.09% saturation and 42.16% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3811

Complementary

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #691eb9

Split complementary

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #1e21b9
  3. #b71eb9

Analogous

  1. #b9b71e
  2. #6eb91e
  3. #21b91e

Triadic

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #1e6eb9
  3. #b91e6e

Tetradic

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #1eb969
  3. #691eb9
  4. #b91e6e

Square

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #1eb9b7
  3. #691eb9
  4. #b91e21

Monochromatic

  1. #203509
  2. #477713
  3. #6eb91e
  4. #94e143
  5. #baeb85

Shades

#6eb91e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #63a71b
  3. #589418
  4. #4d8215
  5. #426f12
  6. #375d0f
  7. #2c4a0c
  8. #213809
  9. #162506
  10. #0b1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#6eb91e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #7dc035
  3. #8bc74b
  4. #9ace62
  5. #a8d578
  6. #b7dc8f
  7. #c5e3a5
  8. #d4eabc
  9. #e2f1d2
  10. #f1f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6eb91e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6eb91e
  2. #70b328
  3. #72ae32
  4. #73a83b
  5. #75a245
  6. #779d4f
  7. #799759
  8. #7b9163
  9. #7c8b6c
  10. #7e8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93ae85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a432 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6eb19e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fad2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6eb47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6eb91e {
  color: #6eb91e;
}
Background
.bg-6eb91e {
  background-color: #6eb91e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6eb91e {
  border: 2px solid #6eb91e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6eb91e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 185 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6eb91e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6eb91e, #21b91e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6eb91e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 185 30 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.97 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.37 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.11 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.60 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.10 #9146e1 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6eb91e  rgb(110, 185, 30)  hsl(89, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#691eb9  rgb(105, 30, 185)  hsl(269, 72%, 42%)  Purple Heart
#1e6eb9  rgb(30, 110, 185)  hsl(209, 72%, 42%)  French Blue
#b91e6e  rgb(185, 30, 110)  hsl(329, 72%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red