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#3BC274

#3bc274 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc274 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.21% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 145.33°, with 53.36% saturation and 49.61% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4077

Complementary

  1. #3bc274
  2. #c23b89

Split complementary

  1. #3bc274
  2. #b83bc2
  3. #c23b46

Analogous

  1. #46c23b
  2. #3bc274
  3. #3bc2b8

Triadic

  1. #3bc274
  2. #743bc2
  3. #c2743b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc274
  2. #3b89c2
  3. #c23b89
  4. #c2743b

Square

  1. #3bc274
  2. #3b46c2
  3. #c23b89
  4. #c2b83b

Monochromatic

  1. #174d2e
  2. #298751
  3. #3bc274
  4. #75d59d
  5. #afe7c7

Shades

#3bc274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc274
  2. #35af68
  3. #2f9b5d
  4. #298851
  5. #237446
  6. #1e613a
  7. #184e2e
  8. #123a23
  9. #0c2717
  10. #06130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc274
  2. #4fc882
  3. #62ce90
  4. #76d49e
  5. #89daac
  6. #9de1ba
  7. #b1e7c7
  8. #c4edd5
  9. #d8f3e3
  10. #ebf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc274
  2. #42bb75
  3. #49b576
  4. #50ae78
  5. #57a879
  6. #5ea17a
  7. #649a7b
  8. #6b947c
  9. #728d7e
  10. #79877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b26f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a679 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb971 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14c19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc274 {
  color: #3bc274;
}
Background
.bg-3bc274 {
  background-color: #3bc274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc274 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 194 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc274, #3bc2b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 194 116 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.17 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.95 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.39 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.92 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.11 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.07 #c43d8b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bc274  rgb(59, 194, 116)  hsl(145, 53%, 50%)  Emerald
#c23b89  rgb(194, 59, 137)  hsl(325, 53%, 50%)  Mulberry
#743bc2  rgb(116, 59, 194)  hsl(265, 53%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#c2743b  rgb(194, 116, 59)  hsl(25, 53%, 50%)  Copper