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Kelly green

#4CBB17

Kelly green (#4CBB17) is a medium, vivid green colour, balanced between warm and cool. In RGB it is 76 red, 187 green and 23 blue; in HSL its hue is 101°, its saturation 78% and its lightness 41%. For print, its CMYK mix is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 27% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.

Green stands for nature, growth, health and money. Fresh greens suit food and wellness brands; deep greens feel calm, established and premium.

Text on kelly green

White text on kelly green has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and fails; black text has 8.43:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

White text · 2.49:1

Black text · 8.43:1

Tints and shades of kelly green

Colour palettes with kelly green

Brands with a kelly green logo

Brand colours close to #4CBB17, from our Brand Colour Index.

Colours similar to kelly green

Use kelly green in CSS

.button {
  background-color: #4CBB17;
  color: #000000;
}

Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of green.