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#3BD97E

#3bd97e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bd97e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 85.1% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.94% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 145.44°, with 67.52% saturation and 54.12% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.5206

Complementary

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #d93b96

Split complementary

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #cd3bd9
  3. #d93b47

Analogous

  1. #47d93b
  2. #3bd97e
  3. #3bd9cd

Triadic

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #7e3bd9
  3. #d97e3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #3b96d9
  3. #d93b96
  4. #d97e3b

Square

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #3b47d9
  3. #d93b96
  4. #d9cd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #146737
  2. #20a75a
  3. #3bd97e
  4. #7be5a8
  5. #bbf2d2

Shades

#3bd97e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #35c371
  3. #2fae65
  4. #299858
  5. #23824c
  6. #1e6d3f
  7. #185732
  8. #124126
  9. #0c2b19
  10. #06160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bd97e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #4fdd8b
  3. #62e198
  4. #76e4a5
  5. #89e8b2
  6. #9decbf
  7. #b1f0cb
  8. #c4f4d8
  9. #d8f7e5
  10. #ebfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bd97e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bd97e
  2. #42d07e
  3. #49c77e
  4. #50be7f
  5. #57b57f
  6. #5ead7f
  7. #64a47f
  8. #6b9b7f
  9. #729280
  10. #798980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bcaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c777 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ce7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1c782 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d7ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bd97e {
  color: #3bd97e;
}
Background
.bg-3bd97e {
  background-color: #3bd97e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bd97e {
  border: 2px solid #3bd97e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bd97e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 217 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 68% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bd97e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bd97e, #3bd9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bd97e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 217 126 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.49 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.08 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.41 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.15 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.19 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.59 #c42681 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Emerald
#3bd97e  rgb(59, 217, 126)  hsl(145, 68%, 54%)  Emerald
#d93b96  rgb(217, 59, 150)  hsl(325, 68%, 54%)  Mulberry
#7e3bd9  rgb(126, 59, 217)  hsl(265, 68%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#d97e3b  rgb(217, 126, 59)  hsl(25, 68%, 54%)  Bronze