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#3BC56E

#3bc56e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc56e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 77.25% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.16% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 142.17°, with 54.33% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4199

Complementary

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #c53b92

Split complementary

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #b33bc5
  3. #c53b4d

Analogous

  1. #4dc53b
  2. #3bc56e
  3. #3bc5b3

Triadic

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #6e3bc5
  3. #c56e3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #3b92c5
  3. #c53b92
  4. #c56e3b

Square

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #3b4dc5
  3. #c53b92
  4. #c5b33b

Monochromatic

  1. #184f2c
  2. #298b4d
  3. #3bc56e
  4. #76d69a
  5. #b1e8c5

Shades

#3bc56e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #35b163
  3. #2f9e58
  4. #298a4d
  5. #237642
  6. #1e6337
  7. #184f2c
  8. #123b21
  9. #0c2716
  10. #06140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc56e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #4fcb7d
  3. #62d18b
  4. #76d69a
  5. #89dca8
  6. #9de2b7
  7. #b1e8c5
  8. #c4eed4
  9. #d8f3e2
  10. #ebf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc56e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc56e
  2. #42be70
  3. #49b772
  4. #50b073
  5. #57a975
  6. #5ea377
  7. #649c79
  8. #6b957b
  9. #728e7c
  10. #79877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b567 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a974 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1bb6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b572 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #16c39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc56e {
  color: #3bc56e;
}
Background
.bg-3bc56e {
  background-color: #3bc56e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc56e {
  border: 2px solid #3bc56e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc56e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 197 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 54% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc56e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc56e, #3bc5b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc56e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 197 110 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.89 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.08 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.59 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.90 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.43 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.56 #c43a91 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bc56e  rgb(59, 197, 110)  hsl(142, 54%, 50%)  Emerald
#c53b92  rgb(197, 59, 146)  hsl(322, 54%, 50%)  Mulberry
#6e3bc5  rgb(110, 59, 197)  hsl(262, 54%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#c56e3b  rgb(197, 110, 59)  hsl(22, 54%, 50%)  Chocolate