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#08BF57

#08bf57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bf57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.45% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 145.9°, 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 5.28.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #08bf57
  2. #bf0870

Split complementary

  1. #08bf57
  2. #b208bf
  3. #bf0815

Analogous

  1. #15bf08
  2. #08bf57
  3. #08bfb2

Triadic

  1. #08bf57
  2. #5708bf
  3. #bf5708

Tetradic

  1. #08bf57
  2. #0870bf
  3. #bf0870
  4. #bf5708

Square

  1. #08bf57
  2. #0815bf
  3. #bf0870
  4. #bfb208

Monochromatic

  1. #022c14
  2. #057636
  3. #08bf57
  4. #1ef67b
  5. #67f9a6

Shades

#08bf57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bf57
  2. #07ac4e
  3. #069946
  4. #06863d
  5. #057334
  6. #04602c
  7. #034c23
  8. #02391a
  9. #022611
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bf57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bf57
  2. #21c568
  3. #39cc79
  4. #52d289
  5. #6bd99a
  6. #84dfab
  7. #9ce5bc
  8. #b5eccd
  9. #cef2dd
  10. #e6f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bf57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bf57
  2. #14b95b
  3. #20b25f
  4. #2cac63
  5. #38a667
  6. #44a06c
  7. #509970
  8. #5c9374
  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 #c0ad4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa15f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b551 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bae5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bf57 {
  color: #08bf57;
}
Background
.bg-08bf57 {
  background-color: #08bf57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bf57 {
  border: 2px solid #08bf57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bf57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 191 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bf57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bf57, #08bfb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bf57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 191 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.28 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.54 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.01 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.21 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.22 #f740a8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bf57  rgb(8, 191, 87)  hsl(146, 92%, 39%)  Emerald
#bf0870  rgb(191, 8, 112)  hsl(326, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#5708bf  rgb(87, 8, 191)  hsl(266, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bf5708  rgb(191, 87, 8)  hsl(26, 92%, 39%)  Burnt Orange