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#21DB59

#21db59 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21db59 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 85.88% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 138.06°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 0.86.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5171

Complementary

  1. #21db59
  2. #db21a3

Split complementary

  1. #21db59
  2. #b621db
  3. #db2146

Analogous

  1. #46db21
  2. #21db59
  3. #21dbb6

Triadic

  1. #21db59
  2. #5921db
  3. #db5921

Tetradic

  1. #21db59
  2. #21a3db
  3. #db21a3
  4. #db5921

Square

  1. #21db59
  2. #2146db
  3. #db21a3
  4. #dbb621

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5623
  2. #17993e
  3. #21db59
  4. #61e78a
  5. #a4f1bb

Shades

#21db59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21db59
  2. #1ec550
  3. #1aaf47
  4. #17993e
  5. #148335
  6. #116e2d
  7. #0d5824
  8. #0a421b
  9. #072c12
  10. #031609
  11. #000000

Tints

#21db59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21db59
  2. #37df6a
  3. #4de27a
  4. #64e68b
  5. #7ae99b
  6. #90edac
  7. #a6f1bd
  8. #bcf4cd
  9. #d3f8de
  10. #e9fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21db59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21db59
  2. #2bd25d
  3. #34c961
  4. #3ec065
  5. #47b769
  6. #51ae6d
  7. #5aa470
  8. #649b74
  9. #6d9278
  10. #77897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec74b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab964 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2cf51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c860 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d8a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21db59 {
  color: #21db59;
}
Background
.bg-21db59 {
  background-color: #21db59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21db59 {
  border: 2px solid #21db59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21db59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 219 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21db59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21db59, #21dbb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21db59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 219 89 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 0.86 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.86 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.57 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.62 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.31 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.07 #de24a6 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Malachite
#21db59  rgb(33, 219, 89)  hsl(138, 74%, 49%)  Malachite
#db21a3  rgb(219, 33, 163)  hsl(318, 74%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#5921db  rgb(89, 33, 219)  hsl(258, 74%, 49%)  Han Purple
#db5921  rgb(219, 89, 33)  hsl(18, 74%, 49%)  Flame