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#55CA71

#55ca71 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55ca71 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 79.22% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.06% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 134.36°, with 52.47% saturation and 56.27% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4536

Complementary

  1. #55ca71
  2. #ca55ae

Split complementary

  1. #55ca71
  2. #ab55ca
  3. #ca5573

Analogous

  1. #73ca55
  2. #55ca71
  3. #55caab

Triadic

  1. #55ca71
  2. #7155ca
  3. #ca7155

Tetradic

  1. #55ca71
  2. #55aeca
  3. #ca55ae
  4. #ca7155

Square

  1. #55ca71
  2. #5573ca
  3. #ca55ae
  4. #caab55

Monochromatic

  1. #206631
  2. #32a04c
  3. #55ca71
  4. #8fdca2
  5. #caeed2

Shades

#55ca71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55ca71
  2. #4db666
  3. #44a25a
  4. #3c8d4f
  5. #337944
  6. #2b6539
  7. #22512d
  8. #1a3d22
  9. #112817
  10. #09140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#55ca71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55ca71
  2. #66cf7f
  3. #77d58d
  4. #88da9c
  5. #99dfaa
  6. #aae5b8
  7. #bbeac6
  8. #ccefd4
  9. #ddf4e3
  10. #eefaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55ca71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55ca71
  2. #59c373
  3. #5ebb74
  4. #62b476
  5. #66ac77
  6. #6ba579
  7. #6f9e7a
  8. #73967c
  9. #778f7d
  10. #7c877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccba6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaf77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38c6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c16d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbb75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45c89e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55ca71 {
  color: #55ca71;
}
Background
.bg-55ca71 {
  background-color: #55ca71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55ca71 {
  border: 2px solid #55ca71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55ca71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 202 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 52% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55ca71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55ca71, #55caab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55ca71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 202 113 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.76 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.72 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.76 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.32 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.24 #aa358e Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Emerald
#55ca71  rgb(85, 202, 113)  hsl(134, 52%, 56%)  Emerald
#ca55ae  rgb(202, 85, 174)  hsl(314, 52%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#7155ca  rgb(113, 85, 202)  hsl(254, 52%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#ca7155  rgb(202, 113, 85)  hsl(14, 52%, 56%)  Terra Cotta