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#2CC156

#2cc156 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cc156 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 75.69% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.44% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 136.91°, with 62.87% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3935

Complementary

  1. #2cc156
  2. #c12c97

Split complementary

  1. #2cc156
  2. #a02cc1
  3. #c12c4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc12c
  2. #2cc156
  3. #2cc1a0

Triadic

  1. #2cc156
  2. #562cc1
  3. #c1562c

Tetradic

  1. #2cc156
  2. #2c97c1
  3. #c12c97
  4. #c1562c

Square

  1. #2cc156
  2. #2c4dc1
  3. #c12c97
  4. #c1a02c

Monochromatic

  1. #10441e
  2. #1e833a
  3. #2cc156
  4. #5fdb82
  5. #9de9b3

Shades

#2cc156 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cc156
  2. #28ae4d
  3. #239a45
  4. #1f873c
  5. #1a7434
  6. #16612b
  7. #124d22
  8. #0d3a1a
  9. #092711
  10. #041309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cc156 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cc156
  2. #41c767
  3. #56cd78
  4. #6bd489
  5. #80da9a
  6. #96e0ab
  7. #abe6bb
  8. #c0eccc
  9. #d5f3dd
  10. #eaf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cc156 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cc156
  2. #34bb5a
  3. #3db45e
  4. #45ae63
  5. #4ea767
  6. #56a16b
  7. #5e9a6f
  8. #679473
  9. #6f8d78
  10. #78877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b38f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b04c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a45e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bda9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db750 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90b05b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bf8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cc156 {
  color: #2cc156;
}
Background
.bg-2cc156 {
  background-color: #2cc156;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cc156 {
  border: 2px solid #2cc156;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cc156;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 193 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cc156 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cc156, #2cc1a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cc156 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 193 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.93 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.93 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.61 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.36 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.72 #d33ea9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cc156  rgb(44, 193, 86)  hsl(137, 63%, 46%)  Emerald
#c12c97  rgb(193, 44, 151)  hsl(317, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#562cc1  rgb(86, 44, 193)  hsl(257, 63%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#c1562c  rgb(193, 86, 44)  hsl(17, 63%, 46%)  Sinopia