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#2CD172

#2cd172 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cd172 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.45% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 145.45°, 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4735

Complementary

  1. #2cd172
  2. #d12c8b

Split complementary

  1. #2cd172
  2. #c42cd1
  3. #d12c39

Analogous

  1. #39d12c
  2. #2cd172
  3. #2cd1c4

Triadic

  1. #2cd172
  2. #722cd1
  3. #d1722c

Tetradic

  1. #2cd172
  2. #2c8bd1
  3. #d12c8b
  4. #d1722c

Square

  1. #2cd172
  2. #2c39d1
  3. #d12c8b
  4. #d1c42c

Monochromatic

  1. #11532d
  2. #1f9250
  3. #2cd172
  4. #6ae09c
  5. #a9edc6

Shades

#2cd172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cd172
  2. #28bc67
  3. #23a75b
  4. #1f9250
  5. #1a7d44
  6. #166939
  7. #12542e
  8. #0d3f22
  9. #092a17
  10. #04150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cd172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cd172
  2. #41d680
  3. #56da8e
  4. #6bdf9c
  5. #80e3aa
  6. #96e8b9
  7. #abedc7
  8. #c0f1d5
  9. #d5f6e3
  10. #eafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cd172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cd172
  2. #34c973
  3. #3dc175
  4. #45b976
  5. #4eb178
  6. #56a979
  7. #5ea07a
  8. #67987c
  9. #6f907d
  10. #78887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94c2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bf6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ceba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c66e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abf76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cd172 {
  color: #2cd172;
}
Background
.bg-2cd172 {
  background-color: #2cd172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cd172 {
  border: 2px solid #2cd172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cd172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 209 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cd172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd172, #2cd1c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cd172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 209 114 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.29 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.53 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.27 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.21 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.85 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.54 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.83 #d32e8d Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cd172  rgb(44, 209, 114)  hsl(145, 65%, 50%)  Emerald
#d12c8b  rgb(209, 44, 139)  hsl(325, 65%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#722cd1  rgb(114, 44, 209)  hsl(265, 65%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#d1722c  rgb(209, 114, 44)  hsl(25, 65%, 50%)  Chocolate