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#6CC00A

#6cc00a ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6cc00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4091

Complementary

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #5e0ac0

Split complementary

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #0a11c0
  3. #b90ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0b90a
  2. #6cc00a
  3. #11c00a

Triadic

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #0a6cc0
  3. #c00a6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #0ac05e
  3. #5e0ac0
  4. #c00a6c

Square

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #0ac0b9
  3. #5e0ac0
  4. #c00a11

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2f02
  2. #437706
  3. #6cc00a
  4. #93f423
  5. #b7f76c

Shades

#6cc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #61ad09
  3. #569a08
  4. #4c8607
  5. #417306
  6. #366005
  7. #2b4d04
  8. #203a03
  9. #162602
  10. #0b1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #7bc623
  3. #89cd3b
  4. #98d354
  5. #a7d96c
  6. #b6e085
  7. #c4e69d
  8. #d3ecb6
  9. #e2f2ce
  10. #f0f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cc00a
  2. #6eba16
  3. #70b322
  4. #72ad2d
  5. #74a639
  6. #76a045
  7. #789a51
  8. #7a935d
  9. #7c8d68
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda92b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bb8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abb600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bbb81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cc00a {
  color: #6cc00a;
}
Background
.bg-6cc00a {
  background-color: #6cc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cc00a {
  border: 2px solid #6cc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cc00a, #11c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.14 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.55 #933ff5 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#6cc00a  rgb(108, 192, 10)  hsl(88, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#5e0ac0  rgb(94, 10, 192)  hsl(268, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a6cc0  rgb(10, 108, 192)  hsl(208, 90%, 40%)  True Blue
#c00a6c  rgb(192, 10, 108)  hsl(328, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red