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#3CBD57

#3cbd57 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cbd57 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 74.12% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.97% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 132.56°, with 51.81% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3804

Complementary

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #bd3ca2

Split complementary

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #973cbd
  3. #bd3c61

Analogous

  1. #61bd3c
  2. #3cbd57
  3. #3cbd97

Triadic

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #573cbd
  3. #bd573c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #3ca2bd
  3. #bd3ca2
  4. #bd573c

Square

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #3c61bd
  3. #bd3ca2
  4. #bd973c

Monochromatic

  1. #174922
  2. #2a833c
  3. #3cbd57
  4. #73d387
  5. #ade5b9

Shades

#3cbd57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #36aa4e
  3. #309746
  4. #2a843d
  5. #247134
  6. #1e5f2c
  7. #184c23
  8. #12391a
  9. #0c2611
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbd57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #50c468
  3. #63ca79
  4. #77d189
  5. #8ad79a
  6. #9edeab
  7. #b1e5bc
  8. #c5ebcd
  9. #d8f2dd
  10. #ecf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbd57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbd57
  2. #43b75b
  3. #4ab15f
  4. #50ab63
  5. #57a567
  6. #5e9f6c
  7. #659870
  8. #6c9274
  9. #728c78
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfac4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #02b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb352 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90ad5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25bb8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbd57 {
  color: #3cbd57;
}
Background
.bg-3cbd57 {
  background-color: #3cbd57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbd57 {
  border: 2px solid #3cbd57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbd57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 189 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbd57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbd57, #3cbd97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbd57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 189 87 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.39 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.47 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.66 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.72 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.15 #c342a8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3cbd57  rgb(60, 189, 87)  hsl(133, 52%, 49%)  Emerald
#bd3ca2  rgb(189, 60, 162)  hsl(313, 52%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#573cbd  rgb(87, 60, 189)  hsl(253, 52%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bd573c  rgb(189, 87, 60)  hsl(13, 52%, 49%)  Sinopia