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#05AB1A

#05ab1a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab1a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.8% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 127.59°, 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.2923

Complementary

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #ab0596

Split complementary

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #6d05ab
  3. #ab0543

Analogous

  1. #43ab05
  2. #05ab1a
  3. #05ab6d

Triadic

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #1a05ab
  3. #ab1a05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #0596ab
  3. #ab0596
  4. #ab1a05

Square

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #0543ab
  3. #ab0596
  4. #ab6d05

Monochromatic

  1. #011603
  2. #03610f
  3. #05ab1a
  4. #07f525
  5. #4ffa65

Shades

#05ab1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #059a17
  3. #048915
  4. #047812
  5. #036710
  6. #03560d
  7. #02440a
  8. #023308
  9. #012205
  10. #011103
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #1eb331
  3. #37bc48
  4. #50c45f
  5. #69cd76
  6. #82d58d
  7. #9bdda3
  8. #b4e6ba
  9. #cdeed1
  10. #e6f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab1a
  2. #11a724
  3. #1ea22e
  4. #2a9e39
  5. #369a43
  6. #43964d
  7. #4f9157
  8. #5b8d61
  9. #67896c
  10. #748476
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8f2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ba100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e9b27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a874 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab1a {
  color: #05ab1a;
}
Background
.bg-05ab1a {
  background-color: #05ab1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab1a {
  border: 2px solid #05ab1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab1a, #05ab6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 26 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.17 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.70 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.42 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.54 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.96 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.24 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.49 #fa54e5 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab1a  rgb(5, 171, 26)  hsl(128, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab0596  rgb(171, 5, 150)  hsl(308, 94%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#1a05ab  rgb(26, 5, 171)  hsl(248, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab1a05  rgb(171, 26, 5)  hsl(8, 94%, 35%)  Rufous