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#5BC170

#5bc170 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bc170 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 75.69% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.97% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 132.35°, with 45.13% saturation and 55.69% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4153

Complementary

  1. #5bc170
  2. #c15bac

Split complementary

  1. #5bc170
  2. #a35bc1
  3. #c15b79

Analogous

  1. #79c15b
  2. #5bc170
  3. #5bc1a3

Triadic

  1. #5bc170
  2. #705bc1
  3. #c1705b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc170
  2. #5bacc1
  3. #c15bac
  4. #c1705b

Square

  1. #5bc170
  2. #5b79c1
  3. #c15bac
  4. #c1a35b

Monochromatic

  1. #245f30
  2. #39974c
  3. #5bc170
  4. #93d6a0
  5. #caebd1

Shades

#5bc170 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc170
  2. #52ae65
  3. #499a5a
  4. #40874e
  5. #377443
  6. #2e6138
  7. #244d2d
  8. #1b3a22
  9. #122716
  10. #09130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc170 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc170
  2. #6bc77e
  3. #7ccd8d
  4. #8cd49b
  5. #9ddaa9
  6. #ade0b8
  7. #bde6c6
  8. #ceecd4
  9. #def3e2
  10. #eff9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc170 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc170
  2. #5fbb72
  3. #62b473
  4. #66ae75
  5. #6aa776
  6. #6ea178
  7. #719a7a
  8. #75947b
  9. #798d7d
  10. #7c877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b26a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a975 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46bead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b86d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b373 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fbf98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc170 {
  color: #5bc170;
}
Background
.bg-5bc170 {
  background-color: #5bc170;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc170 {
  border: 2px solid #5bc170;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc170;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 193 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 45% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc170 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc170, #5bc1a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc170 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 193 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.22 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.41 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.80 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.88 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.02 #a43e8f Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#5bc170  rgb(91, 193, 112)  hsl(132, 45%, 56%)  Emerald
#c15bac  rgb(193, 91, 172)  hsl(312, 45%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#705bc1  rgb(112, 91, 193)  hsl(252, 45%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c1705b  rgb(193, 112, 91)  hsl(12, 45%, 56%)  Terra Cotta