Kelly Green (#4CBB17)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.49:1 — vs black: 8.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #4CBB17
  • RGB rgb(76, 187, 23)
  • HSL hsl(100, 87%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 59.36, 0, 87.7, 26.67 )
  • Websafe #33CC00

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4CBB17 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#8617BB
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#9EBB17
#17BB34
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#174CBB
#BB174C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#3417BB
#BB179E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#179EBB
#8617BB
#BB3417
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Kelly Green
#4CBB17 Base
#153306
#30770F
#3D9713
#5BDF1B
#70E738
#A1EF7C
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Kelly Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#091703
#173807
#24580B
#31790F
#3F9A13
Kelly Green #4CBB17 Base
#63E425
#86EA56
#A9F087
#CCF6B7
#EFFCE8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4CBB17. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4CBB17;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4CBB17;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4CBB17;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4CBB17,
        #D07FF7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4CBB17,
        #D07FF7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$kelly-green: #4CBB17;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$kelly-green-r: 76;
$kelly-green-g: 187;
$kelly-green-b: 23;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $kelly-green;
    color: rgba($kelly-green-r, $kelly-green-g, $kelly-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Kelly Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4CBB17 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A4A424 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B3B313 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #68B0B0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A4A4A4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Kelly Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Kelly Green #4CBB17 Base
Harlequin Green #46CB18 ΔE 4.16
Green (RYB) #66B032 ΔE 4.29
Lime Green #32CD32 ΔE 5.20
Dark Pastel Green #03C03C ΔE 5.20

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.