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#3CD16C

#3cd16c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cd16c is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 81.96% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.33% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 139.33°, with 61.83% saturation and 52.75% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4764

Complementary

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #d13ca1

Split complementary

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #b73cd1
  3. #d13c57

Analogous

  1. #57d13c
  2. #3cd16c
  3. #3cd1b7

Triadic

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #6c3cd1
  3. #d16c3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #3ca1d1
  3. #d13ca1
  4. #d16c3c

Square

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #3c57d1
  3. #d13ca1
  4. #d1b73c

Monochromatic

  1. #165e2d
  2. #259c4b
  3. #3cd16c
  4. #7ae09b
  5. #b8eec9

Shades

#3cd16c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #36bc61
  3. #30a756
  4. #2a924c
  5. #247d41
  6. #1e6936
  7. #18542b
  8. #123f20
  9. #0c2a16
  10. #06150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cd16c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #50d67b
  3. #63da89
  4. #77df98
  5. #8ae3a7
  6. #9ee8b6
  7. #b1edc4
  8. #c5f1d3
  9. #d8f6e2
  10. #ecfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cd16c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cd16c
  2. #43c96e
  3. #4ac170
  4. #50b972
  5. #57b174
  6. #5ea976
  7. #65a078
  8. #6c987a
  9. #72907c
  10. #79887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bf64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b373 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc667 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dc070 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13cfa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cd16c {
  color: #3cd16c;
}
Background
.bg-3cd16c {
  background-color: #3cd16c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cd16c {
  border: 2px solid #3cd16c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cd16c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 209 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 62% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cd16c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cd16c, #3cd1b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cd16c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 209 108 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.66 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.67 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.06 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.24 #c32e93 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3cd16c  rgb(60, 209, 108)  hsl(139, 62%, 53%)  Emerald
#d13ca1  rgb(209, 60, 161)  hsl(319, 62%, 53%)  Mulberry
#6c3cd1  rgb(108, 60, 209)  hsl(259, 62%, 53%)  Blue Violet
#d16c3c  rgb(209, 108, 60)  hsl(19, 62%, 53%)  Chocolate