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#08BC59

#08bc59 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bc59 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.73% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 147°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3674

Complementary

  1. #08bc59
  2. #bc086b

Split complementary

  1. #08bc59
  2. #b308bc
  3. #bc0811

Analogous

  1. #11bc08
  2. #08bc59
  3. #08bcb3

Triadic

  1. #08bc59
  2. #5908bc
  3. #bc5908

Tetradic

  1. #08bc59
  2. #086bbc
  3. #bc086b
  4. #bc5908

Square

  1. #08bc59
  2. #0811bc
  3. #bc086b
  4. #bcb308

Monochromatic

  1. #022914
  2. #057336
  3. #08bc59
  4. #1bf57d
  5. #65f8a7

Shades

#08bc59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc59
  2. #07a950
  3. #069647
  4. #06843e
  5. #057135
  6. #045e2d
  7. #034b24
  8. #02381b
  9. #022612
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc59
  2. #21c36a
  3. #39c97a
  4. #52d08b
  5. #6bd79b
  6. #84deac
  7. #9ce4bd
  8. #b5ebcd
  9. #cef2de
  10. #e6f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc59
  2. #14b65d
  3. #20b061
  4. #2caa65
  5. #38a469
  6. #449e6d
  7. #509870
  8. #5c9274
  9. #688c78
  10. #74867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b254 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88ab5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc59 {
  color: #08bc59;
}
Background
.bg-08bc59 {
  background-color: #08bc59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc59 {
  border: 2px solid #08bc59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc59, #08bcb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 89 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.39 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.87 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.24 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.38 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.72 #f743a6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bc59  rgb(8, 188, 89)  hsl(147, 92%, 38%)  Emerald
#bc086b  rgb(188, 8, 107)  hsl(327, 92%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5908bc  rgb(89, 8, 188)  hsl(267, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bc5908  rgb(188, 89, 8)  hsl(27, 92%, 38%)  Burnt Orange