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Named color

Kelly Green

Kelly Green color #4CBB17: RGB 76, 187, 23 and HSL 101°, 78%, 41%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#4CBB17 green cool vibrantjewel-tone
HEX #4CBB17
RGB rgb(76, 187, 23)
HSL hsl(101 78% 41%)
CMYK cmyk(59, 0, 88, 27)
Luminance 0.3714
Contrast Black 8.43:1White 2.49:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-kelly-green: #4CBB17;
.bg-kelly-green { background-color: #4CBB17; }
.text-kelly-green { color: #4CBB17; }
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Color meaning and use

About Kelly Green Color

Kelly Green uses HEX #4CBB17, RGB 76, 187, 23, and HSL 101°, 78%, 41%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and vibrant and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.3714; black contrast is 8.43:1 and white contrast is 2.49:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Kelly Green against black and white text.

Black text8.43:1AA Pass
White text2.49:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Kelly Green Color Reference Infographic

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Kelly Green color reference infographic showing #4CBB17, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Kelly Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#8617BA#8617BA#9CBA17#9CBA17#17BA35#17BA35#174BBA#174BBA#BA174B#BA174B
Open full Kelly Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#79E845#79E845#2A680D#2A680D#42D100#42D100#53A32E#53A32E#94DF72#94DF72#4FFA00#4FFA00

Pairings

Black#000000#8617BA#8617BA#9CBA17#9CBA17#17BA35#17BA35Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3714
Black text8.43:1AA Pass
White text2.49:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#4CBB17",
  "rgb": [
    76,
    187,
    23
  ],
  "hsl": [
    101,
    78,
    41
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    59,
    0,
    88,
    27
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3714,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.43,
    "white": 2.49
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#8617BA",
  "analogous": [
    "#9CBA17",
    "#17BA35"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#174BBA",
    "#BA174B"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#179CBA",
    "#8617BA",
    "#BA3517"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#3517BA",
    "#BA179C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#79E845",
    "#4CBB17",
    "#2A680D"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#79E845",
  "dark": "#2A680D",
  "saturated": "#42D100",
  "desaturated": "#53A32E",
  "pastel": "#94DF72",
  "neon": "#4FFA00"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#8617BA",
    "#9CBA17",
    "#17BA35"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#53A32E",
    "#79E845"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#79E845",
    "#53A32E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "lime-green",
    "toxic-green",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "scheeles-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "kelly-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "kelly-green-vs-lime-green",
    "kelly-green-vs-toxic-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/kelly-green",
    "/wcag/kelly-green",
    "/css/colors/kelly-green",
    "/hex/4cbb17",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/kelly-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/lime-green",
      "/colors/toxic-green",
      "/colors/olive-drab",
      "/colors/olive-leaf",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/compare/kelly-green-vs-lime-green",
      "/compare/kelly-green-vs-toxic-green",
      "/harmonies/kelly-green",
      "/wcag/kelly-green",
      "/css/colors/kelly-green",
      "/hex/4cbb17",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "kelly-green",
  "name": "Kelly Green",
  "hex": "#4CBB17",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "vibrant",
    "jewel-tone",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    76,
    187,
    23
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    78,
    41
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    59,
    0,
    88,
    27
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3714,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.43,
    "white": 2.49
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#8617BA",
    "analogous": [
      "#9CBA17",
      "#17BA35"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#174BBA",
      "#BA174B"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#179CBA",
      "#8617BA",
      "#BA3517"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#3517BA",
      "#BA179C"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#79E845",
      "#4CBB17",
      "#2A680D"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#79E845",
    "dark": "#2A680D",
    "saturated": "#42D100",
    "desaturated": "#53A32E",
    "pastel": "#94DF72",
    "neon": "#4FFA00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-kelly-green: #4CBB17;",
    "utility": ".bg-kelly-green { background-color: #4CBB17; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-kelly-green { color: #4CBB17; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "lime-green",
    "toxic-green",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "scheeles-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "kelly-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "kelly-green-vs-lime-green",
    "kelly-green-vs-toxic-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/kelly-green",
    "/wcag/kelly-green",
    "/css/colors/kelly-green",
    "/hex/4cbb17",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/kelly-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/lime-green",
      "/colors/toxic-green",
      "/colors/olive-drab",
      "/colors/olive-leaf",
      "/colors/scheeles-green",
      "/compare/kelly-green-vs-lime-green",
      "/compare/kelly-green-vs-toxic-green",
      "/harmonies/kelly-green",
      "/wcag/kelly-green",
      "/css/colors/kelly-green",
      "/hex/4cbb17",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#8617BA",
      "#9CBA17",
      "#17BA35"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#53A32E",
      "#79E845"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#79E845",
      "#53A32E"
    ]
  }
}
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