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#2CDA79

#2cda79 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cda79 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 85.49% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.5% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 146.55°, with 70.16% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5206

Complementary

  1. #2cda79
  2. #da2c8d

Split complementary

  1. #2cda79
  2. #d02cda
  3. #da2c36

Analogous

  1. #36da2c
  2. #2cda79
  3. #2cdad0

Triadic

  1. #2cda79
  2. #792cda
  3. #da792c

Tetradic

  1. #2cda79
  2. #2c8dda
  3. #da2c8d
  4. #da792c

Square

  1. #2cda79
  2. #2c36da
  3. #da2c8d
  4. #dad02c

Monochromatic

  1. #105d32
  2. #1c9e55
  3. #2cda79
  4. #6de5a2
  5. #aef1cc

Shades

#2cda79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cda79
  2. #28c46d
  3. #23ae61
  4. #1f9955
  5. #1a8349
  6. #166d3d
  7. #125730
  8. #0d4124
  9. #092c18
  10. #04160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cda79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cda79
  2. #41de86
  3. #56e194
  4. #6be5a1
  5. #80e9af
  6. #96edbc
  7. #abf0c9
  8. #c0f4d7
  9. #d5f8e4
  10. #eafbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cda79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cda79
  2. #34d17a
  3. #3dc87a
  4. #45bf7b
  5. #4eb67c
  6. #56ad7d
  7. #5ea47d
  8. #679b7e
  9. #6f927f
  10. #78897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9acaa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac772 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b980 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cf75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0c77d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cda79 {
  color: #2cda79;
}
Background
.bg-2cda79 {
  background-color: #2cda79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cda79 {
  border: 2px solid #2cda79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cda79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 218 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cda79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cda79, #2cdad0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cda79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 218 121 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.91 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.27 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.57 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.31 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.38 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.42 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.42 #d32586 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cda79  rgb(44, 218, 121)  hsl(147, 70%, 51%)  Emerald
#da2c8d  rgb(218, 44, 141)  hsl(327, 70%, 51%)  Mulberry
#792cda  rgb(121, 44, 218)  hsl(267, 70%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#da792c  rgb(218, 121, 44)  hsl(27, 70%, 51%)  Ochre