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#1CBB4E

#1cbb4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#1cbb4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 138.87°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3634

Complementary

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #bb1c89

Split complementary

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #9e1cbb
  3. #bb1c3a

Analogous

  1. #3abb1c
  2. #1cbb4e
  3. #1cbb9e

Triadic

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #4e1cbb
  3. #bb4e1c

Tetradic

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #1c89bb
  3. #bb1c89
  4. #bb4e1c

Square

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #1c3abb
  3. #bb1c89
  4. #bb9e1c

Monochromatic

  1. #083617
  2. #127832
  3. #1cbb4e
  4. #41e374
  5. #84eda5

Shades

#1cbb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #19a846
  3. #16963e
  4. #148337
  5. #11702f
  6. #0e5e27
  7. #0b4b1f
  8. #083817
  9. #062510
  10. #031308
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cbb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #33c260
  3. #49c971
  4. #60cf83
  5. #77d695
  6. #8edda7
  7. #a4e4b8
  8. #bbebca
  9. #d2f1dc
  10. #e8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cbb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cbb4e
  2. #26b553
  3. #30af58
  4. #3aa95d
  5. #44a362
  6. #4e9e67
  7. #58986c
  8. #629271
  9. #6c8c76
  10. #76867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aaa53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cbb4e {
  color: #1cbb4e;
}
Background
.bg-1cbb4e {
  background-color: #1cbb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cbb4e {
  border: 2px solid #1cbb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cbb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cbb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cbb4e, #1cbb9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cbb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.71 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.05 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.04 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.38 #e344b1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#1cbb4e  rgb(28, 187, 78)  hsl(139, 74%, 42%)  Emerald
#bb1c89  rgb(187, 28, 137)  hsl(319, 74%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e1cbb  rgb(78, 28, 187)  hsl(259, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#bb4e1c  rgb(187, 78, 28)  hsl(19, 74%, 42%)  Mahogany