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#59CC8A

#59cc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 145.57°, with 53% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4714

Complementary

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #cc599b

Split complementary

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #c459cc
  3. #cc5961

Analogous

  1. #61cc59
  2. #59cc8a
  3. #59ccc4

Triadic

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #8a59cc
  3. #cc8a59

Tetradic

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #599bcc
  3. #cc599b
  4. #cc8a59

Square

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #5961cc
  3. #cc599b
  4. #ccc459

Monochromatic

  1. #216b41
  2. #33a664
  3. #59cc8a
  4. #94deb3
  5. #cef0dc

Shades

#59cc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #50b87c
  3. #47a36e
  4. #3e8f61
  5. #357a53
  6. #2d6645
  7. #245237
  8. #1b3d29
  9. #12291c
  10. #09140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #6ad196
  3. #7ad6a1
  4. #8bdbad
  5. #9be0b9
  6. #ace6c5
  7. #bdebd0
  8. #cdf0dc
  9. #def5e8
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cc8a
  2. #5dc489
  3. #61bd88
  4. #65b587
  5. #69ae86
  6. #6da685
  7. #709e84
  8. #749783
  9. #788f82
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbd86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33cabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbd8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45cba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cc8a {
  color: #59cc8a;
}
Background
.bg-59cc8a {
  background-color: #59cc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cc8a {
  border: 2px solid #59cc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cc8a, #59ccc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.05 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.74 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.00 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.86 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.01 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.08 #a63375 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cc8a  rgb(89, 204, 138)  hsl(146, 53%, 57%)  Emerald
#cc599b  rgb(204, 89, 155)  hsl(326, 53%, 57%)  Mulberry
#8a59cc  rgb(138, 89, 204)  hsl(266, 53%, 57%)  Amethyst
#cc8a59  rgb(204, 138, 89)  hsl(26, 53%, 57%)  Raw Sienna