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#06BB50

#06bb50 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#06bb50 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 73.33% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.22% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 144.53°, with 93.78% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3616

Complementary

  1. #06bb50
  2. #bb0671

Split complementary

  1. #06bb50
  2. #aa06bb
  3. #bb0617

Analogous

  1. #17bb06
  2. #06bb50
  3. #06bbaa

Triadic

  1. #06bb50
  2. #5006bb
  3. #bb5006

Tetradic

  1. #06bb50
  2. #0671bb
  3. #bb0671
  4. #bb5006

Square

  1. #06bb50
  2. #0617bb
  3. #bb0671
  4. #bbaa06

Monochromatic

  1. #012711
  2. #047130
  3. #06bb50
  4. #16f872
  5. #60fa9f

Shades

#06bb50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bb50
  2. #05a848
  3. #059640
  4. #048338
  5. #047030
  6. #035e28
  7. #024b20
  8. #023818
  9. #012510
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bb50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bb50
  2. #1fc262
  3. #38c973
  4. #51cf85
  5. #6ad696
  6. #83dda8
  7. #9be4b9
  8. #b4ebcb
  9. #cdf1dc
  10. #e6f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bb50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bb50
  2. #12b555
  3. #1eaf5a
  4. #2ba95e
  5. #37a363
  6. #439e68
  7. #4f986d
  8. #5b9272
  9. #688c76
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b14a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88aa55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bb50 {
  color: #06bb50;
}
Background
.bg-06bb50 {
  background-color: #06bb50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bb50 {
  border: 2px solid #06bb50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bb50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 187 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bb50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bb50, #06bbaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bb50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 187 80 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.69 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.62 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.20 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.99 #f944af Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#06bb50  rgb(6, 187, 80)  hsl(145, 94%, 38%)  Emerald
#bb0671  rgb(187, 6, 113)  hsl(325, 94%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#5006bb  rgb(80, 6, 187)  hsl(265, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bb5006  rgb(187, 80, 6)  hsl(25, 94%, 38%)  Burnt Orange