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#3BBF59

#3bbf59 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bbf59 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 74.9% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.4% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 133.64°, with 52.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3891

Complementary

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #bf3ba1

Split complementary

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #9b3bbf
  3. #bf3b5f

Analogous

  1. #5fbf3b
  2. #3bbf59
  3. #3bbf9b

Triadic

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #593bbf
  3. #bf593b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #3ba1bf
  3. #bf3ba1
  4. #bf593b

Square

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #3b5fbf
  3. #bf3ba1
  4. #bf9b3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174a23
  2. #29853e
  3. #3bbf59
  4. #73d489
  5. #ade6ba

Shades

#3bbf59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #35ac50
  3. #2f9947
  4. #29863e
  5. #237335
  6. #1e602d
  7. #184c24
  8. #12391b
  9. #0c2612
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbf59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #4fc56a
  3. #62cc7a
  4. #76d28b
  5. #89d99b
  6. #9ddfac
  7. #b1e5bd
  8. #c4eccd
  9. #d8f2de
  10. #ebf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbf59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbf59
  2. #42b95d
  3. #49b261
  4. #50ac65
  5. #57a669
  6. #5ea06d
  7. #649970
  8. #6b9374
  9. #728d78
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ae50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db554 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91af5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22bd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbf59 {
  color: #3bbf59;
}
Background
.bg-3bbf59 {
  background-color: #3bbf59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbf59 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbf59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbf59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 191 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 53% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbf59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbf59, #3bbf9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbf59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 191 89 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.31 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.47 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.27 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.42 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.71 #c440a6 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bbf59  rgb(59, 191, 89)  hsl(134, 53%, 49%)  Emerald
#bf3ba1  rgb(191, 59, 161)  hsl(314, 53%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#593bbf  rgb(89, 59, 191)  hsl(254, 53%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bf593b  rgb(191, 89, 59)  hsl(14, 53%, 49%)  Sinopia