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#21CF66

#21cf66 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21cf66 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 81.18% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.72% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 143.79°, with 72.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4591

Complementary

  1. #21cf66
  2. #cf218a

Split complementary

  1. #21cf66
  2. #bd21cf
  3. #cf2133

Analogous

  1. #33cf21
  2. #21cf66
  3. #21cfbd

Triadic

  1. #21cf66
  2. #6621cf
  3. #cf6621

Tetradic

  1. #21cf66
  2. #218acf
  3. #cf218a
  4. #cf6621

Square

  1. #21cf66
  2. #2133cf
  3. #cf218a
  4. #cfbd21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4b25
  2. #168d45
  3. #21cf66
  4. #58e490
  5. #9aefbc

Shades

#21cf66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21cf66
  2. #1eba5c
  3. #1aa652
  4. #179147
  5. #147c3d
  6. #116833
  7. #0d5329
  8. #0a3e1f
  9. #072914
  10. #03150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#21cf66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21cf66
  2. #37d475
  3. #4dd985
  4. #64dd94
  5. #7ae2a3
  6. #90e7b3
  7. #a6ecc2
  8. #bcf1d1
  9. #d3f5e0
  10. #e9faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21cf66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21cf66
  2. #2bc769
  3. #34bf6b
  4. #3eb76e
  5. #47af70
  6. #51a873
  7. #5aa076
  8. #649878
  9. #6d907b
  10. #77887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0bc5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaf6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c461 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98bd6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21cf66 {
  color: #21cf66;
}
Background
.bg-21cf66 {
  background-color: #21cf66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21cf66 {
  border: 2px solid #21cf66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21cf66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 207 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21cf66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21cf66, #21cfbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21cf66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 207 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.15 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.31 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.84 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.86 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.80 #de3099 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#21cf66  rgb(33, 207, 102)  hsl(144, 73%, 47%)  Emerald
#cf218a  rgb(207, 33, 138)  hsl(324, 73%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#6621cf  rgb(102, 33, 207)  hsl(264, 73%, 47%)  Han Purple
#cf6621  rgb(207, 102, 33)  hsl(24, 73%, 47%)  Chocolate