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#3CDC87

#3cdc87 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cdc87 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 86.27% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 148.13°, with 69.57% saturation and 54.9% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.539

Complementary

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #dc3c91

Split complementary

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #d73cdc
  3. #dc3c41

Analogous

  1. #41dc3c
  2. #3cdc87
  3. #3cdcd7

Triadic

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #873cdc
  3. #dc873c

Tetradic

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #3c91dc
  3. #dc3c91
  4. #dc873c

Square

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #3c41dc
  3. #dc3c91
  4. #dcd73c

Monochromatic

  1. #136c3d
  2. #1fad61
  3. #3cdc87
  4. #7de8af
  5. #bef3d7

Shades

#3cdc87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #36c67a
  3. #30b06c
  4. #2a9a5f
  5. #248451
  6. #1e6e44
  7. #185836
  8. #124229
  9. #0c2c1b
  10. #06160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cdc87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #50e093
  3. #63e39f
  4. #77e7ab
  5. #8aeab7
  6. #9eeec3
  7. #b1f1cf
  8. #c5f5db
  9. #d8f8e7
  10. #ecfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cdc87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cdc87
  2. #43d386
  3. #4aca86
  4. #50c085
  5. #57b784
  6. #5eae84
  7. #65a583
  8. #6c9c82
  9. #729281
  10. #798981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecdad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bc8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2d284 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3ca8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cdc87 {
  color: #3cdc87;
}
Background
.bg-3cdc87 {
  background-color: #3cdc87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cdc87 {
  border: 2px solid #3cdc87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cdc87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 220 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cdc87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cdc87, #3cdcd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cdc87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 220 135 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.04 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.13 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.63 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.27 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.87 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.06 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.78 #c32378 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3cdc87  rgb(60, 220, 135)  hsl(148, 70%, 55%)  Emerald
#dc3c91  rgb(220, 60, 145)  hsl(328, 70%, 55%)  Mulberry
#873cdc  rgb(135, 60, 220)  hsl(268, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#dc873c  rgb(220, 135, 60)  hsl(28, 70%, 55%)  Peru