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#2CD16E

#2cd16e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cd16e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 81.96% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.37% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 144°, with 65.22% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4726

Complementary

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #d12c8f

Split complementary

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #c12cd1
  3. #d12c3c

Analogous

  1. #3cd12c
  2. #2cd16e
  3. #2cd1c1

Triadic

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #6e2cd1
  3. #d16e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #2c8fd1
  3. #d12c8f
  4. #d16e2c

Square

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #2c3cd1
  3. #d12c8f
  4. #d1c12c

Monochromatic

  1. #11532b
  2. #1f924d
  3. #2cd16e
  4. #6ae099
  5. #a9edc4

Shades

#2cd16e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #28bc63
  3. #23a758
  4. #1f924d
  5. #1a7d42
  6. #166937
  7. #12542c
  8. #0d3f21
  9. #092a16
  10. #04150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cd16e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #41d67d
  3. #56da8b
  4. #6bdf9a
  5. #80e3a8
  6. #96e8b7
  7. #abedc5
  8. #c0f1d4
  9. #d5f6e2
  10. #eafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cd16e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cd16e
  2. #34c970
  3. #3dc172
  4. #45b973
  5. #4eb175
  6. #56a977
  7. #5ea079
  8. #67987b
  9. #6f907c
  10. #78887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bf66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb275 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c669 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abf72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cd16e {
  color: #2cd16e;
}
Background
.bg-2cd16e {
  background-color: #2cd16e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cd16e {
  border: 2px solid #2cd16e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cd16e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 209 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cd16e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd16e, #2cd1c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cd16e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 209 110 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.61 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.98 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.22 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.81 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.46 #d32e91 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cd16e  rgb(44, 209, 110)  hsl(144, 65%, 50%)  Emerald
#d12c8f  rgb(209, 44, 143)  hsl(324, 65%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#6e2cd1  rgb(110, 44, 209)  hsl(264, 65%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#d16e2c  rgb(209, 110, 44)  hsl(24, 65%, 50%)  Chocolate