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#3BB956

#3bb956 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3bb956 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.55% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.51% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 132.86°, with 51.64% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.363

Complementary

  1. #3bb956
  2. #b93b9e

Split complementary

  1. #3bb956
  2. #953bb9
  3. #b93b5f

Analogous

  1. #5fb93b
  2. #3bb956
  3. #3bb995

Triadic

  1. #3bb956
  2. #563bb9
  3. #b9563b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb956
  2. #3b9eb9
  3. #b93b9e
  4. #b9563b

Square

  1. #3bb956
  2. #3b5fb9
  3. #b93b9e
  4. #b9953b

Monochromatic

  1. #164520
  2. #287f3b
  3. #3bb956
  4. #6fd184
  5. #a9e4b6

Shades

#3bb956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb956
  2. #35a74d
  3. #2f9445
  4. #29823c
  5. #236f34
  6. #1e5d2b
  7. #184a22
  8. #12381a
  9. #0c2511
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb956
  2. #4fc067
  3. #62c778
  4. #76ce89
  5. #89d59a
  6. #9ddcab
  7. #b1e3bb
  8. #c4eacc
  9. #d8f1dd
  10. #ebf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb956
  2. #42b35a
  3. #49ae5e
  4. #50a863
  5. #57a267
  6. #5e9d6b
  7. #64976f
  8. #6b9173
  9. #728b78
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85ac8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba94d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8daa5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25b78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb956 {
  color: #3bb956;
}
Background
.bg-3bb956 {
  background-color: #3bb956;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb956 {
  border: 2px solid #3bb956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 185 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb956, #3bb995);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 185 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.61 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.91 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.47 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.54 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.80 #c446a9 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bb956  rgb(59, 185, 86)  hsl(133, 52%, 48%)  Emerald
#b93b9e  rgb(185, 59, 158)  hsl(313, 52%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#563bb9  rgb(86, 59, 185)  hsl(253, 52%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#b9563b  rgb(185, 86, 59)  hsl(13, 52%, 48%)  Sienna