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#21CD4E

#21cd4e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21cd4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 135.7°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4454

Complementary

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #cd21a0

Split complementary

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #a421cd
  3. #cd214a

Analogous

  1. #4acd21
  2. #21cd4e
  3. #21cda4

Triadic

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #4e21cd
  3. #cd4e21

Tetradic

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #21a0cd
  3. #cd21a0
  4. #cd4e21

Square

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #214acd
  3. #cd21a0
  4. #cda421

Monochromatic

  1. #0c491c
  2. #168b35
  3. #21cd4e
  4. #57e47c
  5. #99efaf

Shades

#21cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #1eb946
  3. #1aa43e
  4. #179037
  5. #147b2f
  6. #116727
  7. #0d521f
  8. #0a3e17
  9. #072910
  10. #031508
  11. #000000

Tints

#21cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #37d260
  3. #4dd771
  4. #64dc83
  5. #7ae195
  6. #90e6a7
  7. #a6ebb8
  8. #bcf0ca
  9. #d3f5dc
  10. #e9faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21cd4e
  2. #2bc553
  3. #34be58
  4. #3eb65d
  5. #47ae62
  6. #51a767
  7. #5a9f6c
  8. #649771
  9. #6d8f76
  10. #77887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fbd94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bead59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6c246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98bb55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21cd4e {
  color: #21cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-21cd4e {
  background-color: #21cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #21cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21cd4e, #21cda4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.16 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.24 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.72 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.05 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.16 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.50 #de32b1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Malachite
#21cd4e  rgb(33, 205, 78)  hsl(136, 72%, 47%)  Malachite
#cd21a0  rgb(205, 33, 160)  hsl(316, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e21cd  rgb(78, 33, 205)  hsl(256, 72%, 47%)  Han Purple
#cd4e21  rgb(205, 78, 33)  hsl(16, 72%, 47%)  Sinopia