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#2CB952

#2cb952 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cb952 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 72.55% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 136.17°, with 61.57% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3584

Complementary

  1. #2cb952
  2. #b92c93

Split complementary

  1. #2cb952
  2. #982cb9
  3. #b92c4c

Analogous

  1. #4cb92c
  2. #2cb952
  3. #2cb998

Triadic

  1. #2cb952
  2. #522cb9
  3. #b9522c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb952
  2. #2c93b9
  3. #b92c93
  4. #b9522c

Square

  1. #2cb952
  2. #2c4cb9
  3. #b92c93
  4. #b9982c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3d1b
  2. #1d7b37
  3. #2cb952
  4. #5ad87c
  5. #98e6ad

Shades

#2cb952 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb952
  2. #28a74a
  3. #239442
  4. #1f8239
  5. #1a6f31
  6. #165d29
  7. #124a21
  8. #0d3819
  9. #092510
  10. #041308
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb952 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb952
  2. #41c063
  3. #56c775
  4. #6bce86
  5. #80d597
  6. #96dca9
  7. #abe3ba
  8. #c0eacb
  9. #d5f1dc
  10. #eaf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb952 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb952
  2. #34b357
  3. #3dae5b
  4. #45a860
  5. #4ea264
  6. #569d69
  7. #5e976e
  8. #679172
  9. #6f8b77
  10. #78867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83ab89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba848 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97af4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aa957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb952 {
  color: #2cb952;
}
Background
.bg-2cb952 {
  background-color: #2cb952;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb952 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb952;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb952;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 185 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb952 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb952, #2cb998);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb952 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 185 82 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.10 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.22 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.62 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.38 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.68 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.72 #d346ad Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cb952  rgb(44, 185, 82)  hsl(136, 62%, 45%)  Emerald
#b92c93  rgb(185, 44, 147)  hsl(316, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#522cb9  rgb(82, 44, 185)  hsl(256, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#b9522c  rgb(185, 82, 44)  hsl(16, 62%, 45%)  Rust