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#05AB09

#05ab09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 67.06% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.74% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 121.45°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#009900
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Relative luminance0.2918

Complementary

  1. #05ab09
  2. #ab05a7

Split complementary

  1. #05ab09
  2. #5c05ab
  3. #ab0554

Analogous

  1. #54ab05
  2. #05ab09
  3. #05ab5c

Triadic

  1. #05ab09
  2. #0905ab
  3. #ab0905

Tetradic

  1. #05ab09
  2. #05a7ab
  3. #ab05a7
  4. #ab0905

Square

  1. #05ab09
  2. #0554ab
  3. #ab05a7
  4. #ab5c05

Monochromatic

  1. #011601
  2. #036105
  3. #05ab09
  4. #07f50d
  5. #4ffa53

Shades

#05ab09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab09
  2. #059a08
  3. #048907
  4. #047806
  5. #036705
  6. #035605
  7. #024404
  8. #023303
  9. #012202
  10. #011101
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab09
  2. #1eb322
  3. #37bc3a
  4. #50c453
  5. #69cd6b
  6. #82d584
  7. #9bdd9d
  8. #b4e6b5
  9. #cdeece
  10. #e6f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab09
  2. #11a715
  3. #1ea221
  4. #2a9e2d
  5. #369a39
  6. #439645
  7. #4f9150
  8. #5b8d5c
  9. #678968
  10. #748474
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ba100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f9b1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a873 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab09 {
  color: #05ab09;
}
Background
.bg-05ab09 {
  background-color: #05ab09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab09 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 121 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab09, #05ab5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.90 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.73 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.30 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.55 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 12.03 #fa54f6 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab09  rgb(5, 171, 9)  hsl(121, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab05a7  rgb(171, 5, 167)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0905ab  rgb(9, 5, 171)  hsl(241, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab0905  rgb(171, 9, 5)  hsl(1, 94%, 35%)  Rufous