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#73BB1E

#73bb1e ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#73bb1e 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, 73.33% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 87.52°, with 72.35% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3928

Complementary

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #661ebb

Split complementary

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #1e24bb
  3. #b51ebb

Analogous

  1. #bbb51e
  2. #73bb1e
  3. #24bb1e

Triadic

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #1e73bb
  3. #bb1e73

Tetradic

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #1ebb66
  3. #661ebb
  4. #bb1e73

Square

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #1ebbb5
  3. #661ebb
  4. #bb1e24

Monochromatic

  1. #223709
  2. #4a7913
  3. #73bb1e
  4. #99e144
  5. #bdec86

Shades

#73bb1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #68a81b
  3. #5c9618
  4. #518315
  5. #457012
  6. #3a5e0f
  7. #2e4b0c
  8. #233809
  9. #172506
  10. #0c1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bb1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #81c235
  3. #8fc94b
  4. #9dcf62
  5. #abd678
  6. #b9dd8f
  7. #c7e4a5
  8. #d5ebbc
  9. #e3f1d2
  10. #f1f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bb1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bb1e
  2. #74b528
  3. #76af32
  4. #77a93b
  5. #78a345
  6. #7a9e4f
  7. #7b9859
  8. #7c9263
  9. #7d8c6c
  10. #7f8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b087 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74b39f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2af2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bb1e {
  color: #73bb1e;
}
Background
.bg-73bb1e {
  background-color: #73bb1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bb1e {
  border: 2px solid #73bb1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bb1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 187 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bb1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bb1e, #24bb1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bb1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 187 30 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.44 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.54 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.24 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.43 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.99 #8c44e1 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#73bb1e  rgb(115, 187, 30)  hsl(88, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#661ebb  rgb(102, 30, 187)  hsl(268, 72%, 43%)  Purple Heart
#1e73bb  rgb(30, 115, 187)  hsl(208, 72%, 43%)  French Blue
#bb1e73  rgb(187, 30, 115)  hsl(328, 72%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red