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#33BC57

#33bc57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#33bc57 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 73.73% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.72% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 135.77°, with 57.32% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3736

Complementary

  1. #33bc57
  2. #bc3398

Split complementary

  1. #33bc57
  2. #9b33bc
  3. #bc3353

Analogous

  1. #53bc33
  2. #33bc57
  3. #33bc9b

Triadic

  1. #33bc57
  2. #5733bc
  3. #bc5733

Tetradic

  1. #33bc57
  2. #3398bc
  3. #bc3398
  4. #bc5733

Square

  1. #33bc57
  2. #3353bc
  3. #bc3398
  4. #bc9b33

Monochromatic

  1. #12441f
  2. #23803b
  3. #33bc57
  4. #66d583
  5. #a2e6b4

Shades

#33bc57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33bc57
  2. #2ea94e
  3. #299646
  4. #24843d
  5. #1f7134
  6. #1a5e2c
  7. #144b23
  8. #0f381a
  9. #0a2611
  10. #051309
  11. #000000

Tints

#33bc57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33bc57
  2. #47c368
  3. #5cc979
  4. #70d089
  5. #85d79a
  6. #99deab
  7. #ade4bc
  8. #c2ebcd
  9. #d6f2dd
  10. #ebf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33bc57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33bc57
  2. #3bb65b
  3. #42b05f
  4. #4aaa63
  5. #52a467
  6. #5a9e6c
  7. #619870
  8. #699274
  9. #718c78
  10. #78867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab252 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dac5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0fba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33bc57 {
  color: #33bc57;
}
Background
.bg-33bc57 {
  background-color: #33bc57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-33bc57 {
  border: 2px solid #33bc57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33bc57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 188 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 57% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33bc57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33bc57, #33bc9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33bc57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 188 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.99 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.13 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.03 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.01 #cc43a8 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#33bc57  rgb(51, 188, 87)  hsl(136, 57%, 47%)  Emerald
#bc3398  rgb(188, 51, 152)  hsl(316, 57%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#5733bc  rgb(87, 51, 188)  hsl(256, 57%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#bc5733  rgb(188, 87, 51)  hsl(16, 57%, 47%)  Sinopia