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#70B22A

#70b22a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#70b22a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 69.8% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.4% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 89.12°, with 61.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3545

Complementary

  1. #70b22a
  2. #6c2ab2

Split complementary

  1. #70b22a
  2. #2a2cb2
  3. #b02ab2

Analogous

  1. #b2b02a
  2. #70b22a
  3. #2cb22a

Triadic

  1. #70b22a
  2. #2a70b2
  3. #b22a70

Tetradic

  1. #70b22a
  2. #2ab26c
  3. #6c2ab2
  4. #b22a70

Square

  1. #70b22a
  2. #2ab2b0
  3. #6c2ab2
  4. #b22a2c

Monochromatic

  1. #22360d
  2. #49741b
  3. #70b22a
  4. #96d652
  5. #bce590

Shades

#70b22a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70b22a
  2. #65a026
  3. #5a8e22
  4. #4e7d1d
  5. #436b19
  6. #385915
  7. #2d4711
  8. #22350d
  9. #162408
  10. #0b1204
  11. #000000

Tints

#70b22a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70b22a
  2. #7eba3f
  3. #8dc155
  4. #9bc96a
  5. #a9d17f
  6. #b8d995
  7. #c6e0aa
  8. #d4e8bf
  9. #e2f0d4
  10. #f1f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70b22a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70b22a
  2. #72ad33
  3. #73a83b
  4. #75a344
  5. #769e4c
  6. #789955
  7. #7a945e
  8. #7b8f66
  9. #7d8a6f
  10. #7e8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90a882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa408 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71ab98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1aa1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ba733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71ae7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70b22a {
  color: #70b22a;
}
Background
.bg-70b22a {
  background-color: #70b22a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-70b22a {
  border: 2px solid #70b22a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70b22a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 178 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 62% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70b22a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70b22a, #2cb22a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70b22a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 178 42 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.68 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.08 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.75 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.10 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.43 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.23 #8f4dd5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#70b22a  rgb(112, 178, 42)  hsl(89, 62%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#6c2ab2  rgb(108, 42, 178)  hsl(269, 62%, 43%)  Purple Heart
#2a70b2  rgb(42, 112, 178)  hsl(209, 62%, 43%)  French Blue
#b22a70  rgb(178, 42, 112)  hsl(329, 62%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red