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#38D27B

#38d27b ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38d27b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 82.35% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.43% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 146.1°, with 63.11% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4836

Complementary

  1. #38d27b
  2. #d2388f

Split complementary

  1. #38d27b
  2. #c838d2
  3. #d23842

Analogous

  1. #42d238
  2. #38d27b
  3. #38d2c8

Triadic

  1. #38d27b
  2. #7b38d2
  3. #d27b38

Tetradic

  1. #38d27b
  2. #388fd2
  3. #d2388f
  4. #d27b38

Square

  1. #38d27b
  2. #3842d2
  3. #d2388f
  4. #d2c838

Monochromatic

  1. #155c34
  2. #239b57
  3. #38d27b
  4. #76e0a4
  5. #b5eece

Shades

#38d27b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38d27b
  2. #32bd6f
  3. #2da862
  4. #279356
  5. #227e4a
  6. #1c693e
  7. #165431
  8. #113f25
  9. #0b2a19
  10. #06150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#38d27b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38d27b
  2. #4cd788
  3. #60db95
  4. #74e0a3
  5. #88e4b0
  6. #9ce9bd
  7. #afedca
  8. #c3f2d7
  9. #d7f6e5
  10. #ebfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38d27b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38d27b
  2. #3fca7c
  3. #46c27c
  4. #4eb97d
  5. #55b17d
  6. #5ca97e
  7. #63a17e
  8. #6a997f
  9. #72907f
  10. #798880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c175 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb481 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac877 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cc07f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38d27b {
  color: #38d27b;
}
Background
.bg-38d27b {
  background-color: #38d27b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38d27b {
  border: 2px solid #38d27b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38d27b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 210 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38d27b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38d27b, #38d2c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38d27b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 210 123 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.88 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.52 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.75 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.36 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.00 #c72d84 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#38d27b  rgb(56, 210, 123)  hsl(146, 63%, 52%)  Emerald
#d2388f  rgb(210, 56, 143)  hsl(326, 63%, 52%)  Mulberry
#7b38d2  rgb(123, 56, 210)  hsl(266, 63%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#d27b38  rgb(210, 123, 56)  hsl(26, 63%, 52%)  Bronze