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#55C021

#55c021 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55c021 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 100.38°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3974

Complementary

  1. #55c021
  2. #8c21c0

Split complementary

  1. #55c021
  2. #3d21c0
  3. #c021a5

Analogous

  1. #a5c021
  2. #55c021
  3. #21c03d

Triadic

  1. #55c021
  2. #2155c0
  3. #c02155

Tetradic

  1. #55c021
  2. #21c08c
  3. #8c21c0
  4. #c02155

Square

  1. #55c021
  2. #21a5c0
  3. #8c21c0
  4. #c03d21

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3d0b
  2. #387f16
  3. #55c021
  4. #7de04d
  5. #adec8e

Shades

#55c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55c021
  2. #4dad1e
  3. #449a1a
  4. #3c8617
  5. #337314
  6. #2b6011
  7. #224d0d
  8. #1a3a0a
  9. #112607
  10. #091303
  11. #000000

Tints

#55c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55c021
  2. #66c637
  3. #77cd4d
  4. #88d364
  5. #99d97a
  6. #aae090
  7. #bbe6a6
  8. #ccecbc
  9. #ddf2d3
  10. #eef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55c021
  2. #59ba2b
  3. #5eb334
  4. #62ad3e
  5. #66a647
  6. #6ba051
  7. #6f9a5a
  8. #739364
  9. #778d6d
  10. #7c8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4bb9a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b601 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bb12e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fbc83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55c021 {
  color: #55c021;
}
Background
.bg-55c021 {
  background-color: #55c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55c021 {
  border: 2px solid #55c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55c021, #21c03d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.52 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.27 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.93 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.10 #aa3fde Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#55c021  rgb(85, 192, 33)  hsl(100, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#8c21c0  rgb(140, 33, 192)  hsl(280, 71%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#2155c0  rgb(33, 85, 192)  hsl(220, 71%, 44%)  Sapphire
#c02155  rgb(192, 33, 85)  hsl(340, 71%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose