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#52BC73

#52bc73 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#52bc73 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 73.73% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 138.68°, with 44.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.39

Complementary

  1. #52bc73
  2. #bc529b

Split complementary

  1. #52bc73
  2. #a852bc
  3. #bc5266

Analogous

  1. #66bc52
  2. #52bc73
  3. #52bca8

Triadic

  1. #52bc73
  2. #7352bc
  3. #bc7352

Tetradic

  1. #52bc73
  2. #529bbc
  3. #bc529b
  4. #bc7352

Square

  1. #52bc73
  2. #5266bc
  3. #bc529b
  4. #bca852

Monochromatic

  1. #215431
  2. #368b51
  3. #52bc73
  4. #89d1a0
  5. #c0e7cc

Shades

#52bc73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bc73
  2. #4aa968
  3. #42965c
  4. #398451
  5. #317145
  6. #295e3a
  7. #214b2e
  8. #193823
  9. #102617
  10. #08130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bc73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bc73
  2. #63c381
  3. #75c98f
  4. #86d09d
  5. #97d7ab
  6. #a9deb9
  7. #bae4c7
  8. #cbebd5
  9. #dcf2e3
  10. #eef8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bc73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bc73
  2. #57b674
  3. #5bb076
  4. #60aa77
  5. #64a478
  6. #699e7a
  7. #6e987b
  8. #72927c
  9. #778c7d
  10. #7b867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdae6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36b9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92ae76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43ba97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bc73 {
  color: #52bc73;
}
Background
.bg-52bc73 {
  background-color: #52bc73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bc73 {
  border: 2px solid #52bc73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bc73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 188 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bc73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bc73, #52bca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bc73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 188 115 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.18 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.34 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.10 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.38 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.52 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.49 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.22 #ad438c Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#52bc73  rgb(82, 188, 115)  hsl(139, 44%, 53%)  Emerald
#bc529b  rgb(188, 82, 155)  hsl(319, 44%, 53%)  Mulberry
#7352bc  rgb(115, 82, 188)  hsl(259, 44%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#bc7352  rgb(188, 115, 82)  hsl(19, 44%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait