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#08CA59

#08ca59 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#08ca59 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 79.22% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.94% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 145.05°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4301

Complementary

  1. #08ca59
  2. #ca0879

Split complementary

  1. #08ca59
  2. #ba08ca
  3. #ca0818

Analogous

  1. #18ca08
  2. #08ca59
  3. #08caba

Triadic

  1. #08ca59
  2. #5908ca
  3. #ca5908

Tetradic

  1. #08ca59
  2. #0879ca
  3. #ca0879
  4. #ca5908

Square

  1. #08ca59
  2. #0818ca
  3. #ca0879
  4. #caba08

Monochromatic

  1. #023718
  2. #058039
  3. #08ca59
  4. #28f67e
  5. #72f9aa

Shades

#08ca59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08ca59
  2. #07b650
  3. #06a247
  4. #068d3e
  5. #057935
  6. #04652d
  7. #035124
  8. #023d1b
  9. #022812
  10. #011409
  11. #000000

Tints

#08ca59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08ca59
  2. #21cf6a
  3. #39d57a
  4. #52da8b
  5. #6bdf9b
  6. #84e5ac
  7. #9ceabd
  8. #b5efcd
  9. #cef4de
  10. #e6faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08ca59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08ca59
  2. #14c35d
  3. #20bb61
  4. #2cb465
  5. #38ac69
  6. #44a56d
  7. #509e70
  8. #5c9674
  9. #688f78
  10. #74877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bbb94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb74e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9aa62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bf53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b85f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08ca59 {
  color: #08ca59;
}
Background
.bg-08ca59 {
  background-color: #08ca59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08ca59 {
  border: 2px solid #08ca59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08ca59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 202 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08ca59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08ca59, #08caba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08ca59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 202 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.53 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.12 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.59 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.33 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.75 #f735a6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Malachite
#08ca59  rgb(8, 202, 89)  hsl(145, 92%, 41%)  Malachite
#ca0879  rgb(202, 8, 121)  hsl(325, 92%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#5908ca  rgb(89, 8, 202)  hsl(265, 92%, 41%)  Ultramarine
#ca5908  rgb(202, 89, 8)  hsl(25, 92%, 41%)  Burnt Orange