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#38B00A

#38b00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38b00a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 103.37°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3191

Complementary

  1. #38b00a
  2. #820ab0

Split complementary

  1. #38b00a
  2. #2f0ab0
  3. #b00a8b

Analogous

  1. #8bb00a
  2. #38b00a
  3. #0ab02f

Triadic

  1. #38b00a
  2. #0a38b0
  3. #b00a38

Tetradic

  1. #38b00a
  2. #0ab082
  3. #820ab0
  4. #b00a38

Square

  1. #38b00a
  2. #0a8bb0
  3. #820ab0
  4. #b02f0a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1f02
  2. #216806
  3. #38b00a
  4. #52f215
  5. #87f65d

Shades

#38b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38b00a
  2. #329e09
  3. #2d8d08
  4. #277b07
  5. #226a06
  6. #1c5805
  7. #164604
  8. #113503
  9. #0b2302
  10. #061201
  11. #000000

Tints

#38b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38b00a
  2. #4cb823
  3. #60c03b
  4. #74c854
  5. #88d06c
  6. #9cd885
  7. #afdf9d
  8. #c3e7b6
  9. #d7efce
  10. #ebf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38b00a
  2. #3fab16
  3. #46a622
  4. #4ea22d
  5. #559d39
  6. #5c9845
  7. #639351
  8. #6a8e5d
  9. #728a68
  10. #798574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22aa95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2cac76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38b00a {
  color: #38b00a;
}
Background
.bg-38b00a {
  background-color: #38b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38b00a {
  border: 2px solid #38b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b00a, #0ab02f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.45 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.75 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.08 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.65 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 12.45 #c74ff5 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#38b00a  rgb(56, 176, 10)  hsl(103, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#820ab0  rgb(130, 10, 176)  hsl(283, 89%, 36%)  Dark Violet
#0a38b0  rgb(10, 56, 176)  hsl(223, 89%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b00a38  rgb(176, 10, 56)  hsl(343, 89%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy