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#09BE21

#09be21 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09be21 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 127.96°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.3699

Complementary

  1. #09be21
  2. #be09a6

Split complementary

  1. #09be21
  2. #7c09be
  3. #be094b

Analogous

  1. #4bbe09
  2. #09be21
  3. #09be7c

Triadic

  1. #09be21
  2. #2109be
  3. #be2109

Tetradic

  1. #09be21
  2. #09a6be
  3. #be09a6
  4. #be2109

Square

  1. #09be21
  2. #094bbe
  3. #be09a6
  4. #be7c09

Monochromatic

  1. #022c08
  2. #067514
  3. #09be21
  4. #1ff43b
  5. #68f87b

Shades

#09be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09be21
  2. #08ab1e
  3. #07981a
  4. #068517
  5. #057214
  6. #055f11
  7. #044c0d
  8. #03390a
  9. #022607
  10. #011303
  11. #000000

Tints

#09be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09be21
  2. #22c537
  3. #3acb4d
  4. #53d264
  5. #6bd87a
  6. #84df90
  7. #9de5a6
  8. #b5ecbc
  9. #cef2d3
  10. #e6f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09be21
  2. #15b82b
  3. #21b234
  4. #2dab3e
  5. #39a547
  6. #459f51
  7. #50995a
  8. #5c9364
  9. #688c6d
  10. #748677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82af83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dac2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bb82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09be21 {
  color: #09be21;
}
Background
.bg-09be21 {
  background-color: #09be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09be21 {
  border: 2px solid #09be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09be21, #09be7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.13 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.11 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.32 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.63 #f641de Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#09be21  rgb(9, 190, 33)  hsl(128, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#be09a6  rgb(190, 9, 166)  hsl(308, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#2109be  rgb(33, 9, 190)  hsl(248, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#be2109  rgb(190, 33, 9)  hsl(8, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red