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#08BC5C

#08bc5c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bc5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 148°, 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3679

Complementary

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #bc0868

Split complementary

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #b608bc
  3. #bc080e

Analogous

  1. #0ebc08
  2. #08bc5c
  3. #08bcb6

Triadic

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #5c08bc
  3. #bc5c08

Tetradic

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #0868bc
  3. #bc0868
  4. #bc5c08

Square

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #080ebc
  3. #bc0868
  4. #bcb608

Monochromatic

  1. #022914
  2. #057338
  3. #08bc5c
  4. #1bf581
  5. #65f8aa

Shades

#08bc5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #07a953
  3. #06964a
  4. #068440
  5. #057137
  6. #045e2e
  7. #034b25
  8. #02381c
  9. #022612
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #21c36c
  3. #39c97d
  4. #52d08d
  5. #6bd79d
  6. #84deae
  7. #9ce4be
  8. #b5ebce
  9. #cef2de
  10. #e6f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc5c
  2. #14b660
  3. #20b063
  4. #2caa67
  5. #38a46a
  6. #449e6e
  7. #509872
  8. #5c9275
  9. #688c79
  10. #74867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9e63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88ab60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc5c {
  color: #08bc5c;
}
Background
.bg-08bc5c {
  background-color: #08bc5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc5c {
  border: 2px solid #08bc5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc5c, #08bcb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 92 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.15 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.45 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.91 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.25 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.60 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.16 #f743a3 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bc5c  rgb(8, 188, 92)  hsl(148, 92%, 38%)  Emerald
#bc0868  rgb(188, 8, 104)  hsl(328, 92%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5c08bc  rgb(92, 8, 188)  hsl(268, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bc5c08  rgb(188, 92, 8)  hsl(28, 92%, 38%)  Burnt Orange