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#73B42E

#73b42e ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#73b42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 89.1°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3648

Complementary

  1. #73b42e
  2. #6f2eb4

Split complementary

  1. #73b42e
  2. #2e30b4
  3. #b22eb4

Analogous

  1. #b4b22e
  2. #73b42e
  3. #30b42e

Triadic

  1. #73b42e
  2. #2e73b4
  3. #b42e73

Tetradic

  1. #73b42e
  2. #2eb46f
  3. #6f2eb4
  4. #b42e73

Square

  1. #73b42e
  2. #2eb4b2
  3. #6f2eb4
  4. #b42e30

Monochromatic

  1. #253a0f
  2. #4c771e
  3. #73b42e
  4. #99d55a
  5. #bfe497

Shades

#73b42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73b42e
  2. #68a229
  3. #5c9025
  4. #517e20
  5. #456c1c
  6. #3a5a17
  7. #2e4812
  8. #23360e
  9. #172409
  10. #0c1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#73b42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73b42e
  2. #81bc43
  3. #8fc358
  4. #9dcb6d
  5. #abd282
  6. #b9da97
  7. #c7e1ab
  8. #d5e9c0
  9. #e3f0d5
  10. #f1f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73b42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73b42e
  2. #74af36
  3. #76aa3e
  4. #77a447
  5. #789f4f
  6. #7a9a57
  7. #7b955f
  8. #7c9067
  9. #7d8a70
  10. #7f8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92aa84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca612 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74ad9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4ac20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74b07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73b42e {
  color: #73b42e;
}
Background
.bg-73b42e {
  background-color: #73b42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73b42e {
  border: 2px solid #73b42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73b42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73b42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73b42e, #30b42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73b42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.04 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.19 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.84 #8c4bd1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#73b42e  rgb(115, 180, 46)  hsl(89, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6f2eb4  rgb(111, 46, 180)  hsl(269, 59%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#2e73b4  rgb(46, 115, 180)  hsl(209, 59%, 44%)  French Blue
#b42e73  rgb(180, 46, 115)  hsl(329, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red