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#36BC53

#36bc53 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#36bc53 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 73.73% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.85% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 132.99°, with 55.37% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3738

Complementary

  1. #36bc53
  2. #bc369f

Split complementary

  1. #36bc53
  2. #9636bc
  3. #bc365c

Analogous

  1. #5cbc36
  2. #36bc53
  3. #36bc96

Triadic

  1. #36bc53
  2. #5336bc
  3. #bc5336

Tetradic

  1. #36bc53
  2. #369fbc
  3. #bc369f
  4. #bc5336

Square

  1. #36bc53
  2. #365cbc
  3. #bc369f
  4. #bc9636

Monochromatic

  1. #14451f
  2. #258139
  3. #36bc53
  4. #6ad481
  5. #a6e5b3

Shades

#36bc53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bc53
  2. #31a94b
  3. #2b9642
  4. #26843a
  5. #207132
  6. #1b5e2a
  7. #164b21
  8. #103819
  9. #0b2611
  10. #051308
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bc53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bc53
  2. #4ac364
  3. #5ec975
  4. #72d087
  5. #86d798
  6. #9bdea9
  7. #afe4ba
  8. #c3ebcb
  9. #d7f2dd
  10. #ebf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bc53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bc53
  2. #3db658
  3. #45b05c
  4. #4caa61
  5. #54a465
  6. #5b9e6a
  7. #62986e
  8. #6a9273
  9. #718c77
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa05b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab24d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eac58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ab98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bc53 {
  color: #36bc53;
}
Background
.bg-36bc53 {
  background-color: #36bc53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bc53 {
  border: 2px solid #36bc53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bc53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 188 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bc53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bc53, #36bc96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bc53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 188 83 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.80 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.55 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.92 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.83 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.54 #c943ac Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#36bc53  rgb(54, 188, 83)  hsl(133, 55%, 47%)  Emerald
#bc369f  rgb(188, 54, 159)  hsl(313, 55%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#5336bc  rgb(83, 54, 188)  hsl(253, 55%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#bc5336  rgb(188, 83, 54)  hsl(13, 55%, 47%)  Sinopia