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#28BF56

#28bf56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#28bf56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 74.9% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.97% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 138.28°, with 65.37% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3838

Complementary

  1. #28bf56
  2. #bf2891

Split complementary

  1. #28bf56
  2. #a128bf
  3. #bf2845

Analogous

  1. #45bf28
  2. #28bf56
  3. #28bfa1

Triadic

  1. #28bf56
  2. #5628bf
  3. #bf5628

Tetradic

  1. #28bf56
  2. #2891bf
  3. #bf2891
  4. #bf5628

Square

  1. #28bf56
  2. #2845bf
  3. #bf2891
  4. #bfa128

Monochromatic

  1. #0e401d
  2. #1b803a
  3. #28bf56
  4. #58dc80
  5. #97e9b0

Shades

#28bf56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28bf56
  2. #24ac4d
  3. #209945
  4. #1c863c
  5. #187334
  6. #14602b
  7. #104c22
  8. #0c391a
  9. #082611
  10. #041309
  11. #000000

Tints

#28bf56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28bf56
  2. #3ec567
  3. #53cc78
  4. #69d289
  5. #7ed99a
  6. #94dfab
  7. #a9e5bb
  8. #bfeccc
  9. #d4f2dd
  10. #eaf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28bf56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28bf56
  2. #31b95a
  3. #3ab25e
  4. #42ac63
  5. #4ba667
  6. #54a06b
  7. #5d996f
  8. #669373
  9. #6e8d78
  10. #77867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b18d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ae4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb550 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eae5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28bf56 {
  color: #28bf56;
}
Background
.bg-28bf56 {
  background-color: #28bf56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28bf56 {
  border: 2px solid #28bf56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28bf56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 191 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28bf56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28bf56, #28bfa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28bf56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 191 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.15 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.21 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.44 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.55 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.25 #d740a9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#28bf56  rgb(40, 191, 86)  hsl(138, 65%, 45%)  Emerald
#bf2891  rgb(191, 40, 145)  hsl(318, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#5628bf  rgb(86, 40, 191)  hsl(258, 65%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#bf5628  rgb(191, 86, 40)  hsl(18, 65%, 45%)  Sinopia