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#38DE8A

#38de8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38de8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 87.06% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.84% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 149.64°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5492

Complementary

  1. #38de8a
  2. #de388c

Split complementary

  1. #38de8a
  2. #dd38de
  3. #de3839

Analogous

  1. #39de38
  2. #38de8a
  3. #38dedd

Triadic

  1. #38de8a
  2. #8a38de
  3. #de8a38

Tetradic

  1. #38de8a
  2. #388cde
  3. #de388c
  4. #de8a38

Square

  1. #38de8a
  2. #3839de
  3. #de388c
  4. #dedd38

Monochromatic

  1. #126b3e
  2. #1dad64
  3. #38de8a
  4. #7ae9b1
  5. #bbf4d7

Shades

#38de8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38de8a
  2. #32c87c
  3. #2db26e
  4. #279b61
  5. #228553
  6. #1c6f45
  7. #165937
  8. #114329
  9. #0b2c1c
  10. #06160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#38de8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38de8a
  2. #4ce196
  3. #60e5a1
  4. #74e8ad
  5. #88ebb9
  6. #9cefc5
  7. #aff2d0
  8. #c3f5dc
  9. #d7f8e8
  10. #ebfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38de8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38de8a
  2. #3fd589
  3. #46cb88
  4. #4ec287
  5. #55b886
  6. #5caf85
  7. #63a684
  8. #6a9c83
  9. #729382
  10. #798981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcc84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9be90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3d387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3cc8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ddb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38de8a {
  color: #38de8a;
}
Background
.bg-38de8a {
  background-color: #38de8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38de8a {
  border: 2px solid #38de8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38de8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 222 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38de8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38de8a, #38dedd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38de8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 222 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.57 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.16 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.48 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.62 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.80 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.10 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.56 #c72175 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#38de8a  rgb(56, 222, 138)  hsl(150, 72%, 55%)  Emerald
#de388c  rgb(222, 56, 140)  hsl(330, 72%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8a38de  rgb(138, 56, 222)  hsl(270, 72%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#de8a38  rgb(222, 138, 56)  hsl(30, 72%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange