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#05BC56

#05bc56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#05bc56 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 146.56°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3667

Complementary

  1. #05bc56
  2. #bc056b

Split complementary

  1. #05bc56
  2. #b105bc
  3. #bc050f

Analogous

  1. #0fbc05
  2. #05bc56
  3. #05bcb1

Triadic

  1. #05bc56
  2. #5605bc
  3. #bc5605

Tetradic

  1. #05bc56
  2. #056bbc
  3. #bc056b
  4. #bc5605

Square

  1. #05bc56
  2. #050fbc
  3. #bc056b
  4. #bcb105

Monochromatic

  1. #012712
  2. #037134
  3. #05bc56
  4. #15f97a
  5. #5ffba4

Shades

#05bc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05bc56
  2. #05a94d
  3. #049645
  4. #04843c
  5. #037134
  6. #035e2b
  7. #024b22
  8. #02381a
  9. #012611
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#05bc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05bc56
  2. #1ec367
  3. #37c978
  4. #50d089
  5. #69d79a
  6. #82deab
  7. #9be4bb
  8. #b4ebcc
  9. #cdf2dd
  10. #e6f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05bc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05bc56
  2. #11b65a
  3. #1eb05e
  4. #2aaa63
  5. #36a467
  6. #439e6b
  7. #4f986f
  8. #5b9273
  9. #678c78
  10. #74867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88ab5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05bc56 {
  color: #05bc56;
}
Background
.bg-05bc56 {
  background-color: #05bc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05bc56 {
  border: 2px solid #05bc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05bc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05bc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05bc56, #05bcb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05bc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.66 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.32 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.53 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.21 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.33 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.56 #fa43a9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#05bc56  rgb(5, 188, 86)  hsl(147, 95%, 38%)  Emerald
#bc056b  rgb(188, 5, 107)  hsl(327, 95%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5605bc  rgb(86, 5, 188)  hsl(267, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bc5605  rgb(188, 86, 5)  hsl(27, 95%, 38%)  Burnt Orange