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#00BC4E

#00bc4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#00bc4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 144.89°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3652

Complementary

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #bc006e

Split complementary

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #ac00bc
  3. #bc0010

Analogous

  1. #10bc00
  2. #00bc4e
  3. #00bcac

Triadic

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #4e00bc
  3. #bc4e00

Tetradic

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #006ebc
  3. #bc006e
  4. #bc4e00

Square

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #0010bc
  3. #bc006e
  4. #bcac00

Monochromatic

  1. #00230f
  2. #006f2e
  3. #00bc4e
  4. #09ff6f
  5. #56ff9c

Shades

#00bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #00a946
  3. #00963e
  4. #008437
  5. #00712f
  6. #005e27
  7. #004b1f
  8. #003817
  9. #002610
  10. #001308
  11. #000000

Tints

#00bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #1ac360
  3. #33c971
  4. #4dd083
  5. #66d795
  6. #80dea7
  7. #99e4b8
  8. #b3ebca
  9. #ccf2dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00bc4e
  2. #0db653
  3. #1ab058
  4. #26aa5d
  5. #33a462
  6. #409e67
  7. #4d986c
  8. #5a9271
  9. #668c76
  10. #73867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00bc4e {
  color: #00bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-00bc4e {
  background-color: #00bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #00bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00bc4e, #00bcac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.42 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.70 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.31 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.85 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.42 #ff43b1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#00bc4e  rgb(0, 188, 78)  hsl(145, 100%, 37%)  Emerald
#bc006e  rgb(188, 0, 110)  hsl(325, 100%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4e00bc  rgb(78, 0, 188)  hsl(265, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bc4e00  rgb(188, 78, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange