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#05AB37

#05ab37 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 138.07°, 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 7.64.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2943

Complementary

  1. #05ab37
  2. #ab0579

Split complementary

  1. #05ab37
  2. #8a05ab
  3. #ab0526

Analogous

  1. #26ab05
  2. #05ab37
  3. #05ab8a

Triadic

  1. #05ab37
  2. #3705ab
  3. #ab3705

Tetradic

  1. #05ab37
  2. #0579ab
  3. #ab0579
  4. #ab3705

Square

  1. #05ab37
  2. #0526ab
  3. #ab0579
  4. #ab8a05

Monochromatic

  1. #011607
  2. #03611f
  3. #05ab37
  4. #07f54f
  5. #4ffa83

Shades

#05ab37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab37
  2. #059a32
  3. #04892c
  4. #047827
  5. #036721
  6. #03561c
  7. #024416
  8. #023311
  9. #01220b
  10. #011106
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab37
  2. #1eb34b
  3. #37bc5f
  4. #50c473
  5. #69cd87
  6. #82d59b
  7. #9bddaf
  8. #b4e6c3
  9. #cdeed7
  10. #e6f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab37
  2. #11a73e
  3. #1ea246
  4. #2a9e4d
  5. #369a54
  6. #43965c
  7. #4f9163
  8. #5b8d6a
  9. #678971
  10. #748479
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8f42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa12e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9b3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab37 {
  color: #05ab37;
}
Background
.bg-05ab37 {
  background-color: #05ab37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab37 {
  border: 2px solid #05ab37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab37, #05ab8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 55 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.64 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.70 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.20 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.21 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.24 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.92 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.19 #fa54c8 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab37  rgb(5, 171, 55)  hsl(138, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab0579  rgb(171, 5, 121)  hsl(318, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#3705ab  rgb(55, 5, 171)  hsl(258, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab3705  rgb(171, 55, 5)  hsl(18, 94%, 35%)  Rust