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#59BF68

#59bf68 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59bf68 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.55% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 128.82°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.4038

Complementary

  1. #59bf68
  2. #bf59b0

Split complementary

  1. #59bf68
  2. #9b59bf
  3. #bf597d

Analogous

  1. #7dbf59
  2. #59bf68
  3. #59bf9b

Triadic

  1. #59bf68
  2. #6859bf
  3. #bf6859

Tetradic

  1. #59bf68
  2. #59b0bf
  3. #bf59b0
  4. #bf6859

Square

  1. #59bf68
  2. #597dbf
  3. #bf59b0
  4. #bf9b59

Monochromatic

  1. #235c2c
  2. #399346
  3. #59bf68
  4. #90d49a
  5. #c7eacc

Shades

#59bf68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bf68
  2. #50ac5e
  3. #479953
  4. #3e8649
  5. #35733e
  6. #2d6034
  7. #244c2a
  8. #1b391f
  9. #122615
  10. #09130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bf68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bf68
  2. #6ac577
  3. #7acc86
  4. #8bd295
  5. #9bd9a4
  6. #acdfb4
  7. #bde5c3
  8. #cdecd2
  9. #def2e1
  10. #eef9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bf68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bf68
  2. #5db96a
  3. #61b26d
  4. #65ac6f
  5. #69a672
  6. #6da074
  7. #709976
  8. #749379
  9. #788d7b
  10. #7c867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b061 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a76e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46bbaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b664 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98b16c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ebd94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bf68 {
  color: #59bf68;
}
Background
.bg-59bf68 {
  background-color: #59bf68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bf68 {
  border: 2px solid #59bf68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bf68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bf68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bf68, #59bf9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bf68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 104 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.68 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.71 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.88 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.17 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.56 #a64097 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Emerald
#59bf68  rgb(89, 191, 104)  hsl(129, 44%, 55%)  Emerald
#bf59b0  rgb(191, 89, 176)  hsl(309, 44%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6859bf  rgb(104, 89, 191)  hsl(249, 44%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#bf6859  rgb(191, 104, 89)  hsl(9, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red