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#21CD70

#21cd70 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21cd70 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 147.56°, 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4516

Complementary

  1. #21cd70
  2. #cd217e

Split complementary

  1. #21cd70
  2. #c621cd
  3. #cd2128

Analogous

  1. #28cd21
  2. #21cd70
  3. #21cdc6

Triadic

  1. #21cd70
  2. #7021cd
  3. #cd7021

Tetradic

  1. #21cd70
  2. #217ecd
  3. #cd217e
  4. #cd7021

Square

  1. #21cd70
  2. #2128cd
  3. #cd217e
  4. #cdc621

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4928
  2. #168b4c
  3. #21cd70
  4. #57e498
  5. #99efc0

Shades

#21cd70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21cd70
  2. #1eb965
  3. #1aa45a
  4. #17904e
  5. #147b43
  6. #116738
  7. #0d522d
  8. #0a3e22
  9. #072916
  10. #03150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#21cd70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21cd70
  2. #37d27e
  3. #4dd78d
  4. #64dc9b
  5. #7ae1a9
  6. #90e6b8
  7. #a6ebc6
  8. #bcf0d4
  9. #d3f5e2
  10. #e9faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21cd70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21cd70
  2. #2bc572
  3. #34be73
  4. #3eb675
  5. #47ae76
  6. #51a778
  7. #5a9f7a
  8. #64977b
  9. #6d8f7d
  10. #77887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90be9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbb69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4c36c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95bb74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21cd70 {
  color: #21cd70;
}
Background
.bg-21cd70 {
  background-color: #21cd70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21cd70 {
  border: 2px solid #21cd70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21cd70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 205 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21cd70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21cd70, #21cdc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21cd70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 205 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.94 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.16 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.24 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.05 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.49 #de328f Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#21cd70  rgb(33, 205, 112)  hsl(148, 72%, 47%)  Emerald
#cd217e  rgb(205, 33, 126)  hsl(328, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#7021cd  rgb(112, 33, 205)  hsl(268, 72%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#cd7021  rgb(205, 112, 33)  hsl(28, 72%, 47%)  Ochre