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#35BB56

#35bb56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#35bb56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 73.33% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 134.78°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3697

Complementary

  1. #35bb56
  2. #bb359a

Split complementary

  1. #35bb56
  2. #9935bb
  3. #bb3557

Analogous

  1. #57bb35
  2. #35bb56
  3. #35bb99

Triadic

  1. #35bb56
  2. #5635bb
  3. #bb5635

Tetradic

  1. #35bb56
  2. #359abb
  3. #bb359a
  4. #bb5635

Square

  1. #35bb56
  2. #3557bb
  3. #bb359a
  4. #bb9935

Monochromatic

  1. #13441f
  2. #247f3b
  3. #35bb56
  4. #68d483
  5. #a4e5b4

Shades

#35bb56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35bb56
  2. #30a84d
  3. #2a9645
  4. #25833c
  5. #207034
  6. #1b5e2b
  7. #154b22
  8. #10381a
  9. #0b2511
  10. #051309
  11. #000000

Tints

#35bb56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35bb56
  2. #49c267
  3. #5dc978
  4. #72cf89
  5. #86d69a
  6. #9addab
  7. #aee4bb
  8. #c2ebcc
  9. #d7f1dd
  10. #ebf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35bb56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35bb56
  2. #3db55a
  3. #44af5e
  4. #4ca963
  5. #53a367
  6. #5b9e6b
  7. #62986f
  8. #6a9273
  9. #718c78
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b151 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dab5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #16b98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35bb56 {
  color: #35bb56;
}
Background
.bg-35bb56 {
  background-color: #35bb56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-35bb56 {
  border: 2px solid #35bb56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35bb56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 187 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35bb56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35bb56, #35bb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35bb56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 187 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.40 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.98 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.11 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.15 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.47 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.25 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.93 #ca44a9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#35bb56  rgb(53, 187, 86)  hsl(135, 56%, 47%)  Emerald
#bb359a  rgb(187, 53, 154)  hsl(315, 56%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#5635bb  rgb(86, 53, 187)  hsl(255, 56%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#bb5635  rgb(187, 86, 53)  hsl(15, 56%, 47%)  Sinopia