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#5AE538

#5ae538 ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#5ae538 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 89.8% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.55% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 108.21°, with 76.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.585

Complementary

  1. #5ae538
  2. #c338e5

Split complementary

  1. #5ae538
  2. #6c38e5
  3. #e538b0

Analogous

  1. #b0e538
  2. #5ae538
  3. #38e56c

Triadic

  1. #5ae538
  2. #385ae5
  3. #e5385a

Tetradic

  1. #5ae538
  2. #38e5c3
  3. #c338e5
  4. #e5385a

Square

  1. #5ae538
  2. #38b0e5
  3. #c338e5
  4. #e56c38

Monochromatic

  1. #23750f
  2. #38b818
  3. #5ae538
  4. #92ee7c
  5. #caf7bf

Shades

#5ae538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ae538
  2. #51ce32
  3. #48b72d
  4. #3fa027
  5. #368922
  6. #2d731c
  7. #245c16
  8. #1b4511
  9. #122e0b
  10. #091706
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ae538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ae538
  2. #6be84c
  3. #7bea60
  4. #8ced74
  5. #9cef88
  6. #adf29c
  7. #bdf5af
  8. #cef7c3
  9. #defad7
  10. #effceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ae538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ae538
  2. #5edb3f
  3. #62d146
  4. #65c74e
  5. #69bd55
  6. #6db35c
  7. #71a863
  8. #759e6a
  9. #789472
  10. #7c8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd00b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac54b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46dec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2d924 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5d244 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fe19f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ae538 {
  color: #5ae538;
}
Background
.bg-5ae538 {
  background-color: #5ae538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ae538 {
  border: 2px solid #5ae538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ae538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 229 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ae538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ae538, #38e56c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ae538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 229 56 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.83 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.94 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.06 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.16 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.31 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.69 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.29 #a51ac7 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Malachite
#5ae538  rgb(90, 229, 56)  hsl(108, 77%, 56%)  Malachite
#c338e5  rgb(195, 56, 229)  hsl(288, 77%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#385ae5  rgb(56, 90, 229)  hsl(228, 77%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e5385a  rgb(229, 56, 90)  hsl(348, 77%, 56%)  Amaranth