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#3BBC59

#3bbc59 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bbc59 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.73% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 133.95°, with 52.23% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3762

Complementary

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #bc3b9e

Split complementary

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #993bbc
  3. #bc3b5e

Analogous

  1. #5ebc3b
  2. #3bbc59
  3. #3bbc99

Triadic

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #593bbc
  3. #bc593b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #3b9ebc
  3. #bc3b9e
  4. #bc593b

Square

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #3b5ebc
  3. #bc3b9e
  4. #bc993b

Monochromatic

  1. #164822
  2. #29823d
  3. #3bbc59
  4. #71d288
  5. #abe5b9

Shades

#3bbc59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #35a950
  3. #2f9647
  4. #29843e
  5. #237135
  6. #1e5e2d
  7. #184b24
  8. #12381b
  9. #0c2612
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbc59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #4fc36a
  3. #62c97a
  4. #76d08b
  5. #89d79b
  6. #9ddeac
  7. #b1e4bd
  8. #c4ebcd
  9. #d8f2de
  10. #ebf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbc59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbc59
  2. #42b65d
  3. #49b061
  4. #50aa65
  5. #57a469
  6. #5e9e6d
  7. #649870
  8. #6b9274
  9. #728c78
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87af8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beac50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa160 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb254 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fac5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23ba8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbc59 {
  color: #3bbc59;
}
Background
.bg-3bbc59 {
  background-color: #3bbc59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbc59 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbc59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbc59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 188 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbc59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbc59, #3bbc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbc59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 188 89 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.58 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.97 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.63 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.11 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.01 #c443a6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bbc59  rgb(59, 188, 89)  hsl(134, 52%, 48%)  Emerald
#bc3b9e  rgb(188, 59, 158)  hsl(314, 52%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#593bbc  rgb(89, 59, 188)  hsl(254, 52%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#bc593b  rgb(188, 89, 59)  hsl(14, 52%, 48%)  Sinopia