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#08BF56

#08bf56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bf56 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.9% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.97% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 145.57°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3799

Complementary

  1. #08bf56
  2. #bf0871

Split complementary

  1. #08bf56
  2. #b108bf
  3. #bf0816

Analogous

  1. #16bf08
  2. #08bf56
  3. #08bfb1

Triadic

  1. #08bf56
  2. #5608bf
  3. #bf5608

Tetradic

  1. #08bf56
  2. #0871bf
  3. #bf0871
  4. #bf5608

Square

  1. #08bf56
  2. #0816bf
  3. #bf0871
  4. #bfb108

Monochromatic

  1. #022c14
  2. #057635
  3. #08bf56
  4. #1ef67a
  5. #67f9a5

Shades

#08bf56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bf56
  2. #07ac4d
  3. #069945
  4. #06863c
  5. #057334
  6. #04602b
  7. #034c22
  8. #02391a
  9. #022611
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bf56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bf56
  2. #21c567
  3. #39cc78
  4. #52d289
  5. #6bd99a
  6. #84dfab
  7. #9ce5bb
  8. #b5eccc
  9. #cef2dd
  10. #e6f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bf56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bf56
  2. #14b95a
  3. #20b25e
  4. #2cac63
  5. #38a667
  6. #44a06b
  7. #50996f
  8. #5c9373
  9. #688d78
  10. #74867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ad4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b550 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bae5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bf56 {
  color: #08bf56;
}
Background
.bg-08bf56 {
  background-color: #08bf56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bf56 {
  border: 2px solid #08bf56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bf56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 191 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bf56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bf56, #08bfb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bf56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 191 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.67 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.82 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.99 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.35 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.08 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.32 #f740a9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bf56  rgb(8, 191, 86)  hsl(146, 92%, 39%)  Emerald
#bf0871  rgb(191, 8, 113)  hsl(326, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#5608bf  rgb(86, 8, 191)  hsl(266, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bf5608  rgb(191, 86, 8)  hsl(26, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange