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#59B00A

#59b00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59b00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 91.45°, 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.332

Complementary

  1. #59b00a
  2. #610ab0

Split complementary

  1. #59b00a
  2. #0e0ab0
  3. #b00aac

Analogous

  1. #acb00a
  2. #59b00a
  3. #0ab00e

Triadic

  1. #59b00a
  2. #0a59b0
  3. #b00a59

Tetradic

  1. #59b00a
  2. #0ab061
  3. #610ab0
  4. #b00a59

Square

  1. #59b00a
  2. #0aacb0
  3. #610ab0
  4. #b00e0a

Monochromatic

  1. #101f02
  2. #346806
  3. #59b00a
  4. #7ef215
  5. #a6f65d

Shades

#59b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59b00a
  2. #509e09
  3. #478d08
  4. #3e7b07
  5. #356a06
  6. #2d5805
  7. #244604
  8. #1b3503
  9. #122302
  10. #091201
  11. #000000

Tints

#59b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59b00a
  2. #6ab823
  3. #7ac03b
  4. #8bc854
  5. #9bd06c
  6. #acd885
  7. #bddf9d
  8. #cde7b6
  9. #deefce
  10. #eef7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59b00a
  2. #5dab16
  3. #61a622
  4. #65a22d
  5. #699d39
  6. #6d9845
  7. #709351
  8. #748e5d
  9. #788a68
  10. #7c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a47c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55a995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92a31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57ac76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59b00a {
  color: #59b00a;
}
Background
.bg-59b00a {
  background-color: #59b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59b00a {
  border: 2px solid #59b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59b00a, #0ab00e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.08 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.37 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.66 #a64ff5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#59b00a  rgb(89, 176, 10)  hsl(91, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#610ab0  rgb(97, 10, 176)  hsl(271, 89%, 36%)  Rebecca Purple
#0a59b0  rgb(10, 89, 176)  hsl(211, 89%, 36%)  Denim
#b00a59  rgb(176, 10, 89)  hsl(331, 89%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam