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#6FB017

#6fb017 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6fb017 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 69.02% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.93% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 85.49°, with 76.88% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3449

Complementary

  1. #6fb017
  2. #5817b0

Split complementary

  1. #6fb017
  2. #1723b0
  3. #a417b0

Analogous

  1. #b0a417
  2. #6fb017
  3. #23b017

Triadic

  1. #6fb017
  2. #176fb0
  3. #b0176f

Tetradic

  1. #6fb017
  2. #17b058
  3. #5817b0
  4. #b0176f

Square

  1. #6fb017
  2. #17b0a4
  3. #5817b0
  4. #b01723

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2905
  2. #446c0e
  3. #6fb017
  4. #97e430
  5. #b9ed73

Shades

#6fb017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6fb017
  2. #649e15
  3. #598d12
  4. #4e7b10
  5. #436a0e
  6. #38580c
  7. #2c4609
  8. #213507
  9. #162305
  10. #0b1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#6fb017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6fb017
  2. #7db82e
  3. #8cc045
  4. #9ac85d
  5. #a9d074
  6. #b7d88b
  7. #c5dfa2
  8. #d4e7b9
  9. #e2efd1
  10. #f1f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6fb017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6fb017
  2. #71ab22
  3. #72a62c
  4. #74a237
  5. #769d41
  6. #78984c
  7. #799356
  8. #7b8e61
  9. #7d8a6b
  10. #7e8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ea67e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71a896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70ab77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6fb017 {
  color: #6fb017;
}
Background
.bg-6fb017 {
  background-color: #6fb017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6fb017 {
  border: 2px solid #6fb017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6fb017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 176 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6fb017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fb017, #23b017);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6fb017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 176 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.53 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.50 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.69 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.80 #904fe8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6fb017  rgb(111, 176, 23)  hsl(85, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5817b0  rgb(88, 23, 176)  hsl(265, 77%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#176fb0  rgb(23, 111, 176)  hsl(205, 77%, 39%)  French Blue
#b0176f  rgb(176, 23, 111)  hsl(325, 77%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam