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#33CC66

#33cc66 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#33cc66 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 80% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 60% saturation and 50% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4485

Complementary

  1. #33cc66
  2. #cc3399

Split complementary

  1. #33cc66
  2. #b233cc
  3. #cc334d

Analogous

  1. #4dcc33
  2. #33cc66
  3. #33ccb3

Triadic

  1. #33cc66
  2. #6633cc
  3. #cc6633

Tetradic

  1. #33cc66
  2. #3399cc
  3. #cc3399
  4. #cc6633

Square

  1. #33cc66
  2. #334dcc
  3. #cc3399
  4. #ccb333

Monochromatic

  1. #145229
  2. #248f47
  3. #33cc66
  4. #70db94
  5. #adebc2

Shades

#33cc66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33cc66
  2. #2eb85c
  3. #29a352
  4. #248f47
  5. #1f7a3d
  6. #1a6633
  7. #145229
  8. #0f3d1f
  9. #0a2914
  10. #05140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#33cc66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33cc66
  2. #47d175
  3. #5cd685
  4. #70db94
  5. #85e0a3
  6. #99e6b3
  7. #adebc2
  8. #c2f0d1
  9. #d6f5e0
  10. #ebfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33cc66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33cc66
  2. #3bc469
  3. #42bd6b
  4. #4ab56e
  5. #52ae70
  6. #5aa673
  7. #619e76
  8. #699778
  9. #718f7b
  10. #78887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91bd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdba5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcae6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6c261 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98bb6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33cc66 {
  color: #33cc66;
}
Background
.bg-33cc66 {
  background-color: #33cc66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-33cc66 {
  border: 2px solid #33cc66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33cc66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 204 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33cc66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33cc66, #33ccb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33cc66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 204 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.52 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.04 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.31 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.41 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.37 #cc3399 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#33cc66  rgb(51, 204, 102)  hsl(140, 60%, 50%)  Emerald
#cc3399  rgb(204, 51, 153)  hsl(320, 60%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red
#6633cc  rgb(102, 51, 204)  hsl(260, 60%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#cc6633  rgb(204, 102, 51)  hsl(20, 60%, 50%)  Chocolate