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#31BB57

#31bb57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#31bb57 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 73.33% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 136.52°, with 58.47% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3688

Complementary

  1. #31bb57
  2. #bb3195

Split complementary

  1. #31bb57
  2. #9c31bb
  3. #bb3150

Analogous

  1. #50bb31
  2. #31bb57
  3. #31bb9c

Triadic

  1. #31bb57
  2. #5731bb
  3. #bb5731

Tetradic

  1. #31bb57
  2. #3195bb
  3. #bb3195
  4. #bb5731

Square

  1. #31bb57
  2. #3150bb
  3. #bb3195
  4. #bb9c31

Monochromatic

  1. #11421f
  2. #217e3b
  3. #31bb57
  4. #62d682
  5. #9fe6b3

Shades

#31bb57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31bb57
  2. #2ca84e
  3. #279646
  4. #22833d
  5. #1d7034
  6. #195e2c
  7. #144b23
  8. #0f381a
  9. #0a2511
  10. #051309
  11. #000000

Tints

#31bb57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31bb57
  2. #46c268
  3. #5ac979
  4. #6fcf89
  5. #83d69a
  6. #98ddab
  7. #ade4bc
  8. #c1ebcd
  9. #d6f1dd
  10. #eaf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31bb57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31bb57
  2. #39b55b
  3. #41af5f
  4. #49a963
  5. #51a367
  6. #599e6c
  7. #609870
  8. #689274
  9. #708c78
  10. #78867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85ad8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b152 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cab5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08b98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31bb57 {
  color: #31bb57;
}
Background
.bg-31bb57 {
  background-color: #31bb57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31bb57 {
  border: 2px solid #31bb57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31bb57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 187 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31bb57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31bb57, #31bb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31bb57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 187 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.32 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.91 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.20 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.74 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.32 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.71 #ce44a8 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#31bb57  rgb(49, 187, 87)  hsl(137, 58%, 46%)  Emerald
#bb3195  rgb(187, 49, 149)  hsl(317, 58%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#5731bb  rgb(87, 49, 187)  hsl(257, 58%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#bb5731  rgb(187, 87, 49)  hsl(17, 58%, 46%)  Sinopia