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#2BBB57

#2bbb57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2bbb57 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 138.33°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3674

Complementary

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #bb2b8f

Split complementary

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #9f2bbb
  3. #bb2b47

Analogous

  1. #47bb2b
  2. #2bbb57
  3. #2bbb9f

Triadic

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #572bbb
  3. #bb572b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #2b8fbb
  3. #bb2b8f
  4. #bb572b

Square

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #2b47bb
  3. #bb2b8f
  4. #bb9f2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3f1d
  2. #1d7d3a
  3. #2bbb57
  4. #5ad980
  5. #98e7b0

Shades

#2bbb57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #27a84e
  3. #229646
  4. #1e833d
  5. #1a7034
  6. #165e2c
  7. #114b23
  8. #0d381a
  9. #092511
  10. #041309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbb57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #40c268
  3. #55c979
  4. #6bcf89
  5. #80d69a
  6. #95ddab
  7. #aae4bc
  8. #bfebcd
  9. #d5f1dd
  10. #eaf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbb57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbb57
  2. #34b55b
  3. #3caf5f
  4. #45a963
  5. #4da367
  6. #569e6c
  7. #5e9870
  8. #679274
  9. #6f8c78
  10. #78867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84ad8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b152 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bab5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbb57 {
  color: #2bbb57;
}
Background
.bg-2bbb57 {
  background-color: #2bbb57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbb57 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbb57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbb57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbb57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbb57, #2bbb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbb57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.38 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.45 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.92 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.36 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.58 #d444a8 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2bbb57  rgb(43, 187, 87)  hsl(138, 63%, 45%)  Emerald
#bb2b8f  rgb(187, 43, 143)  hsl(318, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#572bbb  rgb(87, 43, 187)  hsl(258, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#bb572b  rgb(187, 87, 43)  hsl(18, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia