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#3CBF55

#3cbf55 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cbf55 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 74.9% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.5% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 131.45°, with 52.19% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3888

Complementary

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #bf3ca6

Split complementary

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #973cbf
  3. #bf3c65

Analogous

  1. #65bf3c
  2. #3cbf55
  3. #3cbf97

Triadic

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #553cbf
  3. #bf553c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #3ca6bf
  3. #bf3ca6
  4. #bf553c

Square

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #3c65bf
  3. #bf3ca6
  4. #bf973c

Monochromatic

  1. #174b21
  2. #2a853b
  3. #3cbf55
  4. #74d386
  5. #aee6b9

Shades

#3cbf55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #36ac4d
  3. #309944
  4. #2a863c
  5. #247333
  6. #1e602b
  7. #184c22
  8. #12391a
  9. #0c2611
  10. #061309
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbf55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #50c566
  3. #63cc77
  4. #77d288
  5. #8ad999
  6. #9edfaa
  7. #b1e5bb
  8. #c5eccc
  9. #d8f2dd
  10. #ecf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbf55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbf55
  2. #43b959
  3. #4ab25e
  4. #50ac62
  5. #57a666
  6. #5ea06b
  7. #65996f
  8. #6c9373
  9. #728d77
  10. #79867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ae4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a35d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #02bba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91af5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25bc8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbf55 {
  color: #3cbf55;
}
Background
.bg-3cbf55 {
  background-color: #3cbf55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbf55 {
  border: 2px solid #3cbf55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbf55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 191 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbf55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbf55, #3cbf97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbf55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 191 85 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.96 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.82 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.08 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.13 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.71 #c340aa Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3cbf55  rgb(60, 191, 85)  hsl(131, 52%, 49%)  Emerald
#bf3ca6  rgb(191, 60, 166)  hsl(311, 52%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#553cbf  rgb(85, 60, 191)  hsl(251, 52%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#bf553c  rgb(191, 85, 60)  hsl(11, 52%, 49%)  Cinnabar