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#2ECC69

#2ecc69 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2ecc69 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 80% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.53% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 142.41°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4479

Complementary

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #cc2e91

Split complementary

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #b82ecc
  3. #cc2e42

Analogous

  1. #42cc2e
  2. #2ecc69
  3. #2eccb8

Triadic

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #692ecc
  3. #cc692e

Tetradic

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #2e91cc
  3. #cc2e91
  4. #cc692e

Square

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #2e42cc
  3. #cc2e91
  4. #ccb82e

Monochromatic

  1. #124f29
  2. #208e49
  3. #2ecc69
  4. #69dd95
  5. #a8ebc1

Shades

#2ecc69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #29b85f
  3. #25a354
  4. #208f4a
  5. #1c7a3f
  6. #176635
  7. #12522a
  8. #0e3d20
  9. #092915
  10. #05140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ecc69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #43d178
  3. #58d687
  4. #6ddb96
  5. #82e0a5
  6. #97e6b4
  7. #abebc3
  8. #c0f0d2
  9. #d5f5e1
  10. #eafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ecc69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ecc69
  2. #36c46b
  3. #3ebd6e
  4. #47b570
  5. #4fae72
  6. #57a675
  7. #5f9e77
  8. #679779
  9. #708f7b
  10. #78887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90bd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdba61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c264 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ba6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ecc69 {
  color: #2ecc69;
}
Background
.bg-2ecc69 {
  background-color: #2ecc69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ecc69 {
  border: 2px solid #2ecc69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ecc69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 204 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ecc69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ecc69, #2eccb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ecc69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 204 105 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.86 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.89 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.66 #d13396 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2ecc69  rgb(46, 204, 105)  hsl(142, 63%, 49%)  Emerald
#cc2e91  rgb(204, 46, 145)  hsl(322, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#692ecc  rgb(105, 46, 204)  hsl(262, 63%, 49%)  Han Purple
#cc692e  rgb(204, 105, 46)  hsl(22, 63%, 49%)  Chocolate