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#52BB6A

#52bb6a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#52bb6a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 73.33% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.32% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 133.71°, with 43.57% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3838

Complementary

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #bb52a3

Split complementary

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #9f52bb
  3. #bb526f

Analogous

  1. #6fbb52
  2. #52bb6a
  3. #52bb9f

Triadic

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #6a52bb
  3. #bb6a52

Tetradic

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #52a3bb
  3. #bb52a3
  4. #bb6a52

Square

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #526fbb
  3. #bb52a3
  4. #bb9f52

Monochromatic

  1. #21532c
  2. #368a49
  3. #52bb6a
  4. #89d199
  5. #c0e6c9

Shades

#52bb6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #4aa85f
  3. #429655
  4. #39834a
  5. #317040
  6. #295e35
  7. #214b2a
  8. #193820
  9. #102515
  10. #08130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bb6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #63c279
  3. #75c988
  4. #86cf97
  5. #97d6a6
  6. #a9ddb5
  7. #bae4c3
  8. #cbebd2
  9. #dcf1e1
  10. #eef8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bb6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bb6a
  2. #57b56c
  3. #5baf6e
  4. #60a971
  5. #64a373
  6. #699e75
  7. #6e9877
  8. #729279
  9. #778c7c
  10. #7b867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8caf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdac64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea36f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ab8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db266 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92ad6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45b993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bb6a {
  color: #52bb6a;
}
Background
.bg-52bb6a {
  background-color: #52bb6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bb6a {
  border: 2px solid #52bb6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bb6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 187 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bb6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bb6a, #52bb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bb6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 187 106 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.58 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.14 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.10 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.02 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.79 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.82 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.30 #ad4495 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#52bb6a  rgb(82, 187, 106)  hsl(134, 44%, 53%)  Emerald
#bb52a3  rgb(187, 82, 163)  hsl(314, 44%, 53%)  Mulberry
#6a52bb  rgb(106, 82, 187)  hsl(254, 44%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#bb6a52  rgb(187, 106, 82)  hsl(14, 44%, 53%)  Terra Cotta