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#70BC17

#70bc17 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#70bc17 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, 73.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 87.64°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3947

Complementary

  1. #70bc17
  2. #6317bc

Split complementary

  1. #70bc17
  2. #171dbc
  3. #b517bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb517
  2. #70bc17
  3. #1dbc17

Triadic

  1. #70bc17
  2. #1770bc
  3. #bc1770

Tetradic

  1. #70bc17
  2. #17bc63
  3. #6317bc
  4. #bc1770

Square

  1. #70bc17
  2. #17bcb5
  3. #6317bc
  4. #bc171d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3406
  2. #47780f
  3. #70bc17
  4. #97e739
  5. #baef7d

Shades

#70bc17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70bc17
  2. #65a915
  3. #5a9612
  4. #4e8410
  5. #43710e
  6. #385e0c
  7. #2d4b09
  8. #223807
  9. #162605
  10. #0b1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#70bc17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70bc17
  2. #7ec32e
  3. #8dc945
  4. #9bd05d
  5. #a9d774
  6. #b8de8b
  7. #c6e4a2
  8. #d4ebb9
  9. #e2f2d1
  10. #f1f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70bc17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70bc17
  2. #72b622
  3. #73b02c
  4. #75aa37
  5. #76a441
  6. #789e4c
  7. #7a9856
  8. #7b9261
  9. #7d8c6b
  10. #7e8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa72f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70b4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2b027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70b780 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70bc17 {
  color: #70bc17;
}
Background
.bg-70bc17 {
  background-color: #70bc17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-70bc17 {
  border: 2px solid #70bc17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70bc17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 188 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70bc17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70bc17, #1dbc17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70bc17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 188 23 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.02 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.60 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.53 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.76 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.30 #8f43e8 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#70bc17  rgb(112, 188, 23)  hsl(88, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#6317bc  rgb(99, 23, 188)  hsl(268, 78%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#1770bc  rgb(23, 112, 188)  hsl(208, 78%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc1770  rgb(188, 23, 112)  hsl(328, 78%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red