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#08CD56

#08cd56 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#08cd56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 80.39% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 143.76°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4439

Complementary

  1. #08cd56
  2. #cd087f

Split complementary

  1. #08cd56
  2. #b808cd
  3. #cd081c

Analogous

  1. #1ccd08
  2. #08cd56
  3. #08cdb8

Triadic

  1. #08cd56
  2. #5608cd
  3. #cd5608

Tetradic

  1. #08cd56
  2. #087fcd
  3. #cd087f
  4. #cd5608

Square

  1. #08cd56
  2. #081ccd
  3. #cd087f
  4. #cdb808

Monochromatic

  1. #023a18
  2. #058337
  3. #08cd56
  4. #2bf77c
  5. #74faa9

Shades

#08cd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08cd56
  2. #07b94d
  3. #06a445
  4. #06903c
  5. #057b34
  6. #04672b
  7. #035222
  8. #023e1a
  9. #022911
  10. #011509
  11. #000000

Tints

#08cd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08cd56
  2. #21d267
  3. #39d778
  4. #52dc89
  5. #6be19a
  6. #84e6ab
  7. #9cebbb
  8. #b5f0cc
  9. #cef5dd
  10. #e6faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08cd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08cd56
  2. #14c55a
  3. #20be5e
  4. #2cb663
  5. #38ae67
  6. #44a76b
  7. #509f6f
  8. #5c9773
  9. #688f78
  10. #74887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbd96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfba4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcad60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c24f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96ba5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08cd56 {
  color: #08cd56;
}
Background
.bg-08cd56 {
  background-color: #08cd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08cd56 {
  border: 2px solid #08cd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08cd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 205 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08cd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08cd56, #08cdb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08cd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 205 86 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.55 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.51 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.96 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.17 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.71 #f732a9 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Malachite
#08cd56  rgb(8, 205, 86)  hsl(144, 92%, 42%)  Malachite
#cd087f  rgb(205, 8, 127)  hsl(324, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#5608cd  rgb(86, 8, 205)  hsl(264, 92%, 42%)  Ultramarine
#cd5608  rgb(205, 86, 8)  hsl(24, 92%, 42%)  Burnt Orange