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#52BF62

#52bf62 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#52bf62 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 74.9% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 128.81°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3994

Complementary

  1. #52bf62
  2. #bf52af

Split complementary

  1. #52bf62
  2. #9952bf
  3. #bf5278

Analogous

  1. #78bf52
  2. #52bf62
  3. #52bf99

Triadic

  1. #52bf62
  2. #6252bf
  3. #bf6252

Tetradic

  1. #52bf62
  2. #52afbf
  3. #bf52af
  4. #bf6252

Square

  1. #52bf62
  2. #5278bf
  3. #bf52af
  4. #bf9952

Monochromatic

  1. #205829
  2. #358f42
  3. #52bf62
  4. #8ad495
  5. #c2e8c7

Shades

#52bf62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bf62
  2. #4aac58
  3. #42994e
  4. #398645
  5. #31733b
  6. #296031
  7. #214c27
  8. #19391d
  9. #102614
  10. #08130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bf62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bf62
  2. #63c572
  3. #75cc81
  4. #86d291
  5. #97d9a1
  6. #a9dfb1
  7. #bae5c0
  8. #cbecd0
  9. #dcf2e0
  10. #eef9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bf62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bf62
  2. #57b965
  3. #5bb268
  4. #60ac6b
  5. #64a66e
  6. #69a071
  7. #6e9974
  8. #729377
  9. #778d7a
  10. #7b867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b05a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a668 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3bbba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b65e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45bd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bf62 {
  color: #52bf62;
}
Background
.bg-52bf62 {
  background-color: #52bf62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bf62 {
  border: 2px solid #52bf62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bf62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 191 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bf62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bf62, #52bf99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bf62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 191 98 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.76 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.88 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.12 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.35 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.97 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.08 #ad409d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Emerald
#52bf62  rgb(82, 191, 98)  hsl(129, 46%, 54%)  Emerald
#bf52af  rgb(191, 82, 175)  hsl(309, 46%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#6252bf  rgb(98, 82, 191)  hsl(249, 46%, 54%)  Iris
#bf6252  rgb(191, 98, 82)  hsl(9, 46%, 54%)  Indian Red