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#05AB27

#05ab27 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab27 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.19% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 132.29°, 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.293

Complementary

  1. #05ab27
  2. #ab0589

Split complementary

  1. #05ab27
  2. #7a05ab
  3. #ab0536

Analogous

  1. #36ab05
  2. #05ab27
  3. #05ab7a

Triadic

  1. #05ab27
  2. #2705ab
  3. #ab2705

Tetradic

  1. #05ab27
  2. #0589ab
  3. #ab0589
  4. #ab2705

Square

  1. #05ab27
  2. #0536ab
  3. #ab0589
  4. #ab7a05

Monochromatic

  1. #011605
  2. #036116
  3. #05ab27
  4. #07f538
  5. #4ffa72

Shades

#05ab27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab27
  2. #059a23
  3. #04891f
  4. #04781b
  5. #036717
  6. #035614
  7. #024410
  8. #02330c
  9. #012208
  10. #011104
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab27
  2. #1eb33d
  3. #37bc52
  4. #50c468
  5. #69cd7d
  6. #82d593
  7. #9bdda9
  8. #b4e6be
  9. #cdeed4
  10. #e6f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab27
  2. #11a730
  3. #1ea239
  4. #2a9e42
  5. #369a4b
  6. #439654
  7. #4f915c
  8. #5b8d65
  9. #67896e
  10. #748477
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e9b31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab27 {
  color: #05ab27;
}
Background
.bg-05ab27 {
  background-color: #05ab27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab27 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab27, #05ab7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 39 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.63 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.79 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.52 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.28 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.60 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.80 #fa54d8 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab27  rgb(5, 171, 39)  hsl(132, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab0589  rgb(171, 5, 137)  hsl(312, 94%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#2705ab  rgb(39, 5, 171)  hsl(252, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab2705  rgb(171, 39, 5)  hsl(12, 94%, 35%)  Rufous