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#77BE21

#77be21 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#77be21 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 87.13°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4086

Complementary

  1. #77be21
  2. #6821be

Split complementary

  1. #77be21
  2. #2129be
  3. #b721be

Analogous

  1. #beb721
  2. #77be21
  3. #29be21

Triadic

  1. #77be21
  2. #2177be
  3. #be2177

Tetradic

  1. #77be21
  2. #21be68
  3. #6821be
  4. #be2177

Square

  1. #77be21
  2. #21beb7
  3. #6821be
  4. #be2129

Monochromatic

  1. #253c0a
  2. #4e7d16
  3. #77be21
  4. #9de04c
  5. #c1eb8d

Shades

#77be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77be21
  2. #6bab1e
  3. #5f981a
  4. #538517
  5. #477214
  6. #3c5f11
  7. #304c0d
  8. #24390a
  9. #182607
  10. #0c1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#77be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77be21
  2. #85c537
  3. #92cb4d
  4. #a0d264
  5. #add87a
  6. #bbdf90
  7. #c9e5a6
  8. #d6ecbc
  9. #e4f2d3
  10. #f1f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77be21
  2. #78b82b
  3. #79b234
  4. #7aab3e
  5. #7ba547
  6. #7c9f51
  7. #7c995a
  8. #7d9364
  9. #7e8c6d
  10. #7f8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda934 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78b6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5b22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77be21 {
  color: #77be21;
}
Background
.bg-77be21 {
  background-color: #77be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77be21 {
  border: 2px solid #77be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77be21, #29be21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.36 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.15 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.89 #8841de Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#77be21  rgb(119, 190, 33)  hsl(87, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#6821be  rgb(104, 33, 190)  hsl(267, 70%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#2177be  rgb(33, 119, 190)  hsl(207, 70%, 44%)  French Blue
#be2177  rgb(190, 33, 119)  hsl(327, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red