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#3BBD5B

#3bbd5b ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bbd5b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 74.12% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.85% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 134.77°, with 52.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3808

Complementary

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #bd3b9d

Split complementary

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #9c3bbd
  3. #bd3b5c

Analogous

  1. #5cbd3b
  2. #3bbd5b
  3. #3bbd9c

Triadic

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #5b3bbd
  3. #bd5b3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #3b9dbd
  3. #bd3b9d
  4. #bd5b3b

Square

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #3b5cbd
  3. #bd3b9d
  4. #bd9c3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174823
  2. #29833f
  3. #3bbd5b
  4. #72d38a
  5. #ace5ba

Shades

#3bbd5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #35aa52
  3. #2f9749
  4. #298440
  5. #237137
  6. #1e5f2e
  7. #184c24
  8. #12391b
  9. #0c2612
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbd5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #4fc46b
  3. #62ca7c
  4. #76d18c
  5. #89d79d
  6. #9ddead
  7. #b1e5bd
  8. #c4ebce
  9. #d8f2de
  10. #ebf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbd5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbd5b
  2. #42b75f
  3. #49b162
  4. #50ab66
  5. #57a56a
  6. #5e9f6e
  7. #649871
  8. #6b9275
  9. #728c79
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b08e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa262 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb356 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fad5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22bb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbd5b {
  color: #3bbd5b;
}
Background
.bg-3bbd5b {
  background-color: #3bbd5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbd5b {
  border: 2px solid #3bbd5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbd5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 189 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbd5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbd5b, #3bbd9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbd5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 189 91 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.52 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.18 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.85 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.95 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.03 #c442a4 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bbd5b  rgb(59, 189, 91)  hsl(135, 52%, 49%)  Emerald
#bd3b9d  rgb(189, 59, 157)  hsl(315, 52%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#5b3bbd  rgb(91, 59, 189)  hsl(255, 52%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bd5b3b  rgb(189, 91, 59)  hsl(15, 52%, 49%)  Sinopia