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#2ABE57

#2abe57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2abe57 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 74.51% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 138.24°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3801

Complementary

  1. #2abe57
  2. #be2a91

Split complementary

  1. #2abe57
  2. #a12abe
  3. #be2a47

Analogous

  1. #47be2a
  2. #2abe57
  3. #2abea1

Triadic

  1. #2abe57
  2. #572abe
  3. #be572a

Tetradic

  1. #2abe57
  2. #2a91be
  3. #be2a91
  4. #be572a

Square

  1. #2abe57
  2. #2a47be
  3. #be2a91
  4. #bea12a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e411e
  2. #1c7f3a
  3. #2abe57
  4. #5adb81
  5. #99e8b1

Shades

#2abe57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2abe57
  2. #26ab4e
  3. #229846
  4. #1d853d
  5. #197234
  6. #155f2c
  7. #114c23
  8. #0d391a
  9. #082611
  10. #041309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2abe57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2abe57
  2. #3fc568
  3. #55cb79
  4. #6ad289
  5. #7fd89a
  6. #95dfab
  7. #aae5bc
  8. #bfeccd
  9. #d4f2dd
  10. #eaf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2abe57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2abe57
  2. #33b85b
  3. #3bb25f
  4. #44ab63
  5. #4ca567
  6. #559f6c
  7. #5e9970
  8. #669374
  9. #6f8c78
  10. #77867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ad4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa15f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab452 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dad5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bc8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2abe57 {
  color: #2abe57;
}
Background
.bg-2abe57 {
  background-color: #2abe57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2abe57 {
  border: 2px solid #2abe57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2abe57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 190 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2abe57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abe57, #2abea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2abe57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 190 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.22 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.70 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.30 #d541a8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2abe57  rgb(42, 190, 87)  hsl(138, 64%, 45%)  Emerald
#be2a91  rgb(190, 42, 145)  hsl(318, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#572abe  rgb(87, 42, 190)  hsl(258, 64%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#be572a  rgb(190, 87, 42)  hsl(18, 64%, 45%)  Sinopia