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#08BC5E

#08bc5e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bc5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 148.67°, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3683

Complementary

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #bc0866

Split complementary

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #b808bc
  3. #bc080c

Analogous

  1. #0cbc08
  2. #08bc5e
  3. #08bcb8

Triadic

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #5e08bc
  3. #bc5e08

Tetradic

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #0866bc
  3. #bc0866
  4. #bc5e08

Square

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #080cbc
  3. #bc0866
  4. #bcb808

Monochromatic

  1. #022915
  2. #057339
  3. #08bc5e
  4. #1bf583
  5. #65f8ab

Shades

#08bc5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #07a955
  3. #06964b
  4. #068442
  5. #057138
  6. #045e2f
  7. #034b26
  8. #02381c
  9. #022613
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #21c36e
  3. #39c97e
  4. #52d08e
  5. #6bd79e
  6. #84deaf
  7. #9ce4bf
  8. #b5ebcf
  9. #cef2df
  10. #e6f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc5e
  2. #14b661
  3. #20b065
  4. #2caa68
  5. #38a46c
  6. #449e6f
  7. #509872
  8. #5c9276
  9. #688c79
  10. #74867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9e65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88ab62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc5e {
  color: #08bc5e;
}
Background
.bg-08bc5e {
  background-color: #08bc5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc5e {
  border: 2px solid #08bc5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc5e, #08bcb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 94 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.01 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.54 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.69 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.52 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.45 #f743a1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bc5e  rgb(8, 188, 94)  hsl(149, 92%, 38%)  Emerald
#bc0866  rgb(188, 8, 102)  hsl(329, 92%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5e08bc  rgb(94, 8, 188)  hsl(269, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bc5e08  rgb(188, 94, 8)  hsl(29, 92%, 38%)  Burnt Orange