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#3BBC5E

#3bbc5e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bbc5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 136.28°, 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.377

Complementary

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #bc3b99

Split complementary

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #9e3bbc
  3. #bc3b58

Analogous

  1. #58bc3b
  2. #3bbc5e
  3. #3bbc9e

Triadic

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #5e3bbc
  3. #bc5e3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #3b99bc
  3. #bc3b99
  4. #bc5e3b

Square

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #3b58bc
  3. #bc3b99
  4. #bc9e3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164824
  2. #298241
  3. #3bbc5e
  4. #71d28b
  5. #abe5bb

Shades

#3bbc5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #35a955
  3. #2f964b
  4. #298442
  5. #237138
  6. #1e5e2f
  7. #184b26
  8. #12381c
  9. #0c2613
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbc5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #4fc36e
  3. #62c97e
  4. #76d08e
  5. #89d79e
  6. #9ddeaf
  7. #b1e4bf
  8. #c4ebcf
  9. #d8f2df
  10. #ebf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbc5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbc5e
  2. #42b661
  3. #49b065
  4. #50aa68
  5. #57a46c
  6. #5e9e6f
  7. #649872
  8. #6b9276
  9. #728c79
  10. #79867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87af8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beac56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea165 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eac62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21ba8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbc5e {
  color: #3bbc5e;
}
Background
.bg-3bbc5e {
  background-color: #3bbc5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbc5e {
  border: 2px solid #3bbc5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbc5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 188 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbc5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbc5e, #3bbc9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbc5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 188 94 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.40 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.26 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.80 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.40 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.44 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.45 #c443a1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bbc5e  rgb(59, 188, 94)  hsl(136, 52%, 48%)  Emerald
#bc3b99  rgb(188, 59, 153)  hsl(316, 52%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#5e3bbc  rgb(94, 59, 188)  hsl(256, 52%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#bc5e3b  rgb(188, 94, 59)  hsl(16, 52%, 48%)  Sienna