What color is Kelly Green?
Kelly green is a bright, pure green with a strong grassy tone, hex #4CBB17, similar to freshly cut lawn grass in full sun. It has no notable blue or yellow pull, sitting squarely in the middle of the green spectrum with high saturation and good clarity.
What is the meaning of the color Kelly Green?
Irish immigrant communities in the United States popularized the name Kelly green in the early twentieth century, linking it to the common Irish surname Kelly and the long association between Ireland and vivid green. The color became a fixture of Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations in American cities, particularly in New York and Boston, where Irish heritage parades made it a recognizable cultural symbol. By the mid-twentieth century, sportswear manufacturers had adopted it as a standard team color, and the Philadelphia Eagles used a close variant of it as their official uniform color from the team’s early decades through 1995.
What colors go with Kelly Green?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #4CBB17 |
color: #4CBB17;
|
| RGB | 76, 187, 23 |
color: rgb(76, 187, 23);
|
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 73%, 9% |
color: rgb(30%, 73%, 9%);
|
| CMYK | 59%, 0%, 88%, 27% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 101°, 78%, 41% |
color: hsl(101, 78%, 41%);
|
| HSV | 101°, 88%, 73% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 33, -22, 55 |
color: lab(33% -22 55);
|
| Decimal | 5028631 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.kelly-green {
color: #4CBB17;
}
$kelly-green: #4CBB17;
rgb(76, 187, 23)