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#2AC970

#2ac970 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2ac970 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 78.82% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.28% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 146.42°, with 65.43% saturation and 47.65% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4344

Complementary

  1. #2ac970
  2. #c92a83

Split complementary

  1. #2ac970
  2. #c02ac9
  3. #c92a33

Analogous

  1. #33c92a
  2. #2ac970
  3. #2ac9c0

Triadic

  1. #2ac970
  2. #702ac9
  3. #c9702a

Tetradic

  1. #2ac970
  2. #2a83c9
  3. #c92a83
  4. #c9702a

Square

  1. #2ac970
  2. #2a33c9
  3. #c92a83
  4. #c9c02a

Monochromatic

  1. #104a29
  2. #1d8a4d
  3. #2ac970
  4. #61de98
  5. #a1ebc2

Shades

#2ac970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ac970
  2. #26b565
  3. #22a15a
  4. #1d8d4e
  5. #197943
  6. #156538
  7. #11502d
  8. #0d3c22
  9. #082816
  10. #04140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ac970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ac970
  2. #3fce7e
  3. #55d48d
  4. #6ad99b
  5. #7fdfa9
  6. #95e4b8
  7. #aae9c6
  8. #bfefd4
  9. #d4f4e2
  10. #eafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ac970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ac970
  2. #33c272
  3. #3bba73
  4. #44b375
  5. #4cac76
  6. #55a578
  7. #5e9d7a
  8. #66967b
  9. #6f8f7d
  10. #77877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ebb9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ab76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bf6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c79d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ac970 {
  color: #2ac970;
}
Background
.bg-2ac970 {
  background-color: #2ac970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ac970 {
  border: 2px solid #2ac970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ac970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 201 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ac970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ac970, #2ac9c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ac970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 201 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.33 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.51 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.93 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.01 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.73 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.18 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.43 #d5368f Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2ac970  rgb(42, 201, 112)  hsl(146, 65%, 48%)  Emerald
#c92a83  rgb(201, 42, 131)  hsl(326, 65%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#702ac9  rgb(112, 42, 201)  hsl(266, 65%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#c9702a  rgb(201, 112, 42)  hsl(26, 65%, 48%)  Chocolate