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#3BC779

#3bc779 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc779 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 78.04% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.2% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 146.57°, with 55.56% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4316

Complementary

  1. #3bc779
  2. #c73b89

Split complementary

  1. #3bc779
  2. #bf3bc7
  3. #c73b43

Analogous

  1. #43c73b
  2. #3bc779
  3. #3bc7bf

Triadic

  1. #3bc779
  2. #793bc7
  3. #c7793b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc779
  2. #3b89c7
  3. #c73b89
  4. #c7793b

Square

  1. #3bc779
  2. #3b43c7
  3. #c73b89
  4. #c7bf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #175231
  2. #288d55
  3. #3bc779
  4. #77d8a2
  5. #b2e9ca

Shades

#3bc779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc779
  2. #35b36d
  3. #2f9f61
  4. #298b55
  5. #237749
  6. #1e643d
  7. #185030
  8. #123c24
  9. #0c2818
  10. #06140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc779
  2. #4fcd86
  3. #62d294
  4. #76d8a1
  5. #89ddaf
  6. #9de3bc
  7. #b1e9c9
  8. #c4eed7
  9. #d8f4e4
  10. #ebf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc779
  2. #42c07a
  3. #49b97a
  4. #50b27b
  5. #57ab7c
  6. #5ea47d
  7. #649c7d
  8. #6b957e
  9. #728e7f
  10. #79877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb99d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b774 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ab7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1be76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b77c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0cc69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc779 {
  color: #3bc779;
}
Background
.bg-3bc779 {
  background-color: #3bc779;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc779 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 199 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc779, #3bc7bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 199 121 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.62 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.48 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.79 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.18 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.31 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.38 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.65 #c43886 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bc779  rgb(59, 199, 121)  hsl(147, 56%, 51%)  Emerald
#c73b89  rgb(199, 59, 137)  hsl(327, 56%, 51%)  Mulberry
#793bc7  rgb(121, 59, 199)  hsl(267, 56%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#c7793b  rgb(199, 121, 59)  hsl(27, 56%, 51%)  Bronze