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#08BD5E

#08bd5e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bd5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 148.51°, 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3725

Complementary

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #bd0867

Split complementary

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #b908bd
  3. #bd080c

Analogous

  1. #0cbd08
  2. #08bd5e
  3. #08bdb9

Triadic

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #5e08bd
  3. #bd5e08

Tetradic

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #0867bd
  3. #bd0867
  4. #bd5e08

Square

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #080cbd
  3. #bd0867
  4. #bdb908

Monochromatic

  1. #022a15
  2. #05743a
  3. #08bd5e
  4. #1cf583
  5. #66f9ab

Shades

#08bd5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #07aa55
  3. #06974b
  4. #068442
  5. #057138
  6. #045f2f
  7. #034c26
  8. #02391c
  9. #022613
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bd5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #21c46e
  3. #39ca7e
  4. #52d18e
  5. #6bd79e
  6. #84deaf
  7. #9ce5bf
  8. #b5ebcf
  9. #cef2df
  10. #e6f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bd5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bd5e
  2. #14b761
  3. #20b165
  4. #2cab68
  5. #38a56c
  6. #449f6f
  7. #509872
  8. #5c9276
  9. #688c79
  10. #74867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82af8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beac56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ac62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bd5e {
  color: #08bd5e;
}
Background
.bg-08bd5e {
  background-color: #08bd5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bd5e {
  border: 2px solid #08bd5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bd5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 189 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bd5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bd5e, #08bdb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bd5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 189 94 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.87 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.27 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.42 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.96 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.47 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.35 #f742a1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bd5e  rgb(8, 189, 94)  hsl(149, 92%, 39%)  Emerald
#bd0867  rgb(189, 8, 103)  hsl(329, 92%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5e08bd  rgb(94, 8, 189)  hsl(269, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bd5e08  rgb(189, 94, 8)  hsl(29, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange