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#05AB3B

#05ab3b ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05ab3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.5% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 139.52°, 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 7.98.

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Web safe#009933
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Relative luminance0.2947

Complementary

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #ab0575

Split complementary

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #8e05ab
  3. #ab0522

Analogous

  1. #22ab05
  2. #05ab3b
  3. #05ab8e

Triadic

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #3b05ab
  3. #ab3b05

Tetradic

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #0575ab
  3. #ab0575
  4. #ab3b05

Square

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #0522ab
  3. #ab0575
  4. #ab8e05

Monochromatic

  1. #011608
  2. #036121
  3. #05ab3b
  4. #07f555
  5. #4ffa87

Shades

#05ab3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #059a35
  3. #04892f
  4. #047829
  5. #036723
  6. #03561e
  7. #024418
  8. #023312
  9. #01220c
  10. #011106
  11. #000000

Tints

#05ab3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #1eb34f
  3. #37bc62
  4. #50c476
  5. #69cd89
  6. #82d59d
  7. #9bddb1
  8. #b4e6c4
  9. #cdeed8
  10. #e6f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05ab3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05ab3b
  2. #11a742
  3. #1ea249
  4. #2a9e50
  5. #369a57
  6. #43965e
  7. #4f9164
  8. #5b8d6b
  9. #678972
  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 #759e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8f45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa133 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9b41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a87a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05ab3b {
  color: #05ab3b;
}
Background
.bg-05ab3b {
  background-color: #05ab3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05ab3b {
  border: 2px solid #05ab3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05ab3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 171 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05ab3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05ab3b, #05ab8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05ab3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 171 59 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.98 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.24 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.71 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.80 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.12 #fa54c4 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#05ab3b  rgb(5, 171, 59)  hsl(140, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab0575  rgb(171, 5, 117)  hsl(320, 94%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#3b05ab  rgb(59, 5, 171)  hsl(260, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#ab3b05  rgb(171, 59, 5)  hsl(20, 94%, 35%)  Rust