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#55CE8A

#55ce8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55ce8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 80.78% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 146.28°, with 55.25% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4791

Complementary

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #ce5599

Split complementary

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #c655ce
  3. #ce555d

Analogous

  1. #5dce55
  2. #55ce8a
  3. #55cec6

Triadic

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #8a55ce
  3. #ce8a55

Tetradic

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #5599ce
  3. #ce5599
  4. #ce8a55

Square

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #555dce
  3. #ce5599
  4. #cec655

Monochromatic

  1. #1f6b40
  2. #30a764
  3. #55ce8a
  4. #90dfb3
  5. #ccf0dc

Shades

#55ce8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #4db97c
  3. #44a56e
  4. #3c9061
  5. #337c53
  6. #2b6745
  7. #225237
  8. #1a3e29
  9. #11291c
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#55ce8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #66d396
  3. #77d8a1
  4. #88ddad
  5. #99e2b9
  6. #aae7c5
  7. #bbebd0
  8. #ccf0dc
  9. #ddf5e8
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55ce8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55ce8a
  2. #59c689
  3. #5ebe88
  4. #62b787
  5. #66af86
  6. #6ba785
  7. #6f9f84
  8. #739783
  9. #779082
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbf86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28ccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebf8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fcdaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55ce8a {
  color: #55ce8a;
}
Background
.bg-55ce8a {
  background-color: #55ce8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55ce8a {
  border: 2px solid #55ce8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55ce8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 206 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55ce8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55ce8a, #55cec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55ce8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 206 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.03 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.71 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.36 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.74 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.00 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.52 #aa3175 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#55ce8a  rgb(85, 206, 138)  hsl(146, 55%, 57%)  Emerald
#ce5599  rgb(206, 85, 153)  hsl(326, 55%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8a55ce  rgb(138, 85, 206)  hsl(266, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#ce8a55  rgb(206, 138, 85)  hsl(26, 55%, 57%)  Persian Orange