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#47DC8A

#47dc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#47dc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 146.98°, with 68.04% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5436

Complementary

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #dc4799

Split complementary

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #d547dc
  3. #dc474f

Analogous

  1. #4fdc47
  2. #47dc8a
  3. #47dcd5

Triadic

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #8a47dc
  3. #dc8a47

Tetradic

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #4799dc
  3. #dc4799
  4. #dc8a47

Square

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #474fdc
  3. #dc4799
  4. #dcd547

Monochromatic

  1. #167440
  2. #22b464
  3. #47dc8a
  4. #87e8b3
  5. #c8f4dc

Shades

#47dc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #40c67c
  3. #39b06e
  4. #329a61
  5. #2b8453
  6. #246e45
  7. #1c5837
  8. #154229
  9. #0e2c1c
  10. #07160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#47dc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #59e096
  3. #6ce3a1
  4. #7ee7ad
  5. #91eab9
  6. #a3eec5
  7. #b5f1d0
  8. #c8f5dc
  9. #daf8e8
  10. #edfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47dc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47dc8a
  2. #4dd389
  3. #52ca88
  4. #58c087
  5. #5eb786
  6. #64ae85
  7. #69a584
  8. #6f9c83
  9. #759282
  10. #7a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cdaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcb85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9bd8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3d287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5ca8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ddbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47dc8a {
  color: #47dc8a;
}
Background
.bg-47dc8a {
  background-color: #47dc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47dc8a {
  border: 2px solid #47dc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47dc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47dc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47dc8a, #47dcd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47dc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.99 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.02 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.73 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.71 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.72 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.76 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.01 #b82375 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#47dc8a  rgb(71, 220, 138)  hsl(147, 68%, 57%)  Emerald
#dc4799  rgb(220, 71, 153)  hsl(327, 68%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8a47dc  rgb(138, 71, 220)  hsl(267, 68%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#dc8a47  rgb(220, 138, 71)  hsl(27, 68%, 57%)  Persian Orange