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#52CA85

#52ca85 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#52ca85 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 79.22% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.16% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 145.5°, with 53.1% saturation and 55.69% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4573

Complementary

  1. #52ca85
  2. #ca5297

Split complementary

  1. #52ca85
  2. #c152ca
  3. #ca525b

Analogous

  1. #5bca52
  2. #52ca85
  3. #52cac1

Triadic

  1. #52ca85
  2. #8552ca
  3. #ca8552

Tetradic

  1. #52ca85
  2. #5297ca
  3. #ca5297
  4. #ca8552

Square

  1. #52ca85
  2. #525bca
  3. #ca5297
  4. #cac152

Monochromatic

  1. #1f643c
  2. #319f5f
  3. #52ca85
  4. #8ddcae
  5. #c7eed8

Shades

#52ca85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52ca85
  2. #4ab678
  3. #42a26a
  4. #398d5d
  5. #317950
  6. #296543
  7. #215135
  8. #193d28
  9. #10281b
  10. #08140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#52ca85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52ca85
  2. #63cf91
  3. #75d59d
  4. #86daaa
  5. #97dfb6
  6. #a9e5c2
  7. #baeace
  8. #cbefda
  9. #dcf4e7
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52ca85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52ca85
  2. #57c385
  3. #5bbb84
  4. #60b484
  5. #64ac83
  6. #69a583
  7. #6e9e82
  8. #729682
  9. #778f81
  10. #7b8781
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bda3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bb81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25c8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c182 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9abb88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3cc9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52ca85 {
  color: #52ca85;
}
Background
.bg-52ca85 {
  background-color: #52ca85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52ca85 {
  border: 2px solid #52ca85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52ca85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 202 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52ca85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52ca85, #52cac1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52ca85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 202 133 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.30 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.50 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.94 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.04 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.16 #ad357a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#52ca85  rgb(82, 202, 133)  hsl(146, 53%, 56%)  Emerald
#ca5297  rgb(202, 82, 151)  hsl(326, 53%, 56%)  Mulberry
#8552ca  rgb(133, 82, 202)  hsl(266, 53%, 56%)  Royal Purple
#ca8552  rgb(202, 133, 82)  hsl(26, 53%, 56%)  Raw Sienna