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#08BE5E

#08be5e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08be5e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.51% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 148.35°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #08be5e
  2. #be0868

Split complementary

  1. #08be5e
  2. #b908be
  3. #be080d

Analogous

  1. #0dbe08
  2. #08be5e
  3. #08beb9

Triadic

  1. #08be5e
  2. #5e08be
  3. #be5e08

Tetradic

  1. #08be5e
  2. #0868be
  3. #be0868
  4. #be5e08

Square

  1. #08be5e
  2. #080dbe
  3. #be0868
  4. #beb908

Monochromatic

  1. #022b15
  2. #05753a
  3. #08be5e
  4. #1df583
  5. #66f9ab

Shades

#08be5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08be5e
  2. #07ab55
  3. #06984b
  4. #068542
  5. #057238
  6. #045f2f
  7. #034c26
  8. #02391c
  9. #022613
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08be5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08be5e
  2. #21c56e
  3. #39cb7e
  4. #52d28e
  5. #6bd89e
  6. #84dfaf
  7. #9ce5bf
  8. #b5eccf
  9. #cef2df
  10. #e6f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08be5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08be5e
  2. #14b861
  3. #20b265
  4. #2cab68
  5. #38a56c
  6. #449f6f
  7. #509972
  8. #5c9376
  9. #688c79
  10. #74867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83b08e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada065 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ad62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08be5e {
  color: #08be5e;
}
Background
.bg-08be5e {
  background-color: #08be5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08be5e {
  border: 2px solid #08be5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08be5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 190 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08be5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08be5e, #08beb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08be5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 190 94 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.75 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.31 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.06 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.18 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.23 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.27 #f741a1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08be5e  rgb(8, 190, 94)  hsl(148, 92%, 39%)  Emerald
#be0868  rgb(190, 8, 104)  hsl(328, 92%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5e08be  rgb(94, 8, 190)  hsl(268, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#be5e08  rgb(190, 94, 8)  hsl(28, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange