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#55B00A

#55b00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55b00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 92.89°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.33

Complementary

  1. #55b00a
  2. #650ab0

Split complementary

  1. #55b00a
  2. #120ab0
  3. #b00aa8

Analogous

  1. #a8b00a
  2. #55b00a
  3. #0ab012

Triadic

  1. #55b00a
  2. #0a55b0
  3. #b00a55

Tetradic

  1. #55b00a
  2. #0ab065
  3. #650ab0
  4. #b00a55

Square

  1. #55b00a
  2. #0aa8b0
  3. #650ab0
  4. #b0120a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1f02
  2. #326806
  3. #55b00a
  4. #79f215
  5. #a2f65d

Shades

#55b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55b00a
  2. #4d9e09
  3. #448d08
  4. #3c7b07
  5. #336a06
  6. #2b5805
  7. #224604
  8. #1a3503
  9. #112302
  10. #091201
  11. #000000

Tints

#55b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55b00a
  2. #66b823
  3. #77c03b
  4. #88c854
  5. #99d06c
  6. #aad885
  7. #bbdf9d
  8. #cce7b6
  9. #ddefce
  10. #eef7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55b00a
  2. #59ab16
  3. #5ea622
  4. #62a22d
  5. #669d39
  6. #6b9845
  7. #6f9351
  8. #738e5d
  9. #778a68
  10. #7c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a47b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50a995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90a31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52ac76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55b00a {
  color: #55b00a;
}
Background
.bg-55b00a {
  background-color: #55b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55b00a {
  border: 2px solid #55b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55b00a, #0ab012);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.39 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.53 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.39 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.99 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.81 #aa4ff5 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#55b00a  rgb(85, 176, 10)  hsl(93, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#650ab0  rgb(101, 10, 176)  hsl(273, 89%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#0a55b0  rgb(10, 85, 176)  hsl(213, 89%, 36%)  Sapphire
#b00a55  rgb(176, 10, 85)  hsl(333, 89%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam