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#08BD4E

#08bd4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bd4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 143.2°, with 91.88% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #bd0877

Split complementary

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #a808bd
  3. #bd081d

Analogous

  1. #1dbd08
  2. #08bd4e
  3. #08bda8

Triadic

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #4e08bd
  3. #bd4e08

Tetradic

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #0877bd
  3. #bd0877
  4. #bd4e08

Square

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #081dbd
  3. #bd0877
  4. #bda808

Monochromatic

  1. #022a11
  2. #057430
  3. #08bd4e
  4. #1cf570
  5. #66f99e

Shades

#08bd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #07aa46
  3. #06973e
  4. #068437
  5. #05712f
  6. #045f27
  7. #034c1f
  8. #023917
  9. #022610
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #21c460
  3. #39ca71
  4. #52d183
  5. #6bd795
  6. #84dea7
  7. #9ce5b8
  8. #b5ebca
  9. #cef2dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bd4e
  2. #14b753
  3. #20b158
  4. #2cab5d
  5. #38a562
  6. #449f67
  7. #50986c
  8. #5c9271
  9. #688c76
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aac54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bd4e {
  color: #08bd4e;
}
Background
.bg-08bd4e {
  background-color: #08bd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bd4e {
  border: 2px solid #08bd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 189 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bd4e, #08bda8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 189 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.31 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.41 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.12 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.18 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.55 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.69 #f742b1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bd4e  rgb(8, 189, 78)  hsl(143, 92%, 39%)  Emerald
#bd0877  rgb(189, 8, 119)  hsl(323, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e08bd  rgb(78, 8, 189)  hsl(263, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bd4e08  rgb(189, 78, 8)  hsl(23, 92%, 39%)  Mahogany