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#5BC56A

#5bc56a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bc56a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 77.25% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.19% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 128.49°, with 47.75% saturation and 56.47% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.432

Complementary

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #c55bb6

Split complementary

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #9f5bc5
  3. #c55b81

Analogous

  1. #81c55b
  2. #5bc56a
  3. #5bc59f

Triadic

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #6a5bc5
  3. #c56a5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #5bb6c5
  3. #c55bb6
  4. #c56a5b

Square

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #5b81c5
  3. #c55bb6
  4. #c59f5b

Monochromatic

  1. #23642c
  2. #379c46
  3. #5bc56a
  4. #94d99d
  5. #ccedd1

Shades

#5bc56a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #52b15f
  3. #499e55
  4. #408a4a
  5. #377640
  6. #2e6335
  7. #244f2a
  8. #1b3b20
  9. #122715
  10. #09140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc56a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #6bcb79
  3. #7cd188
  4. #8cd697
  5. #9ddca6
  6. #ade2b5
  7. #bde8c3
  8. #ceeed2
  9. #def3e1
  10. #eff9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc56a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc56a
  2. #5fbe6c
  3. #62b76e
  4. #66b071
  5. #6aa973
  6. #6ea375
  7. #719c77
  8. #759579
  9. #798e7c
  10. #7c877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b663 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ac70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bc66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb66e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50c398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc56a {
  color: #5bc56a;
}
Background
.bg-5bc56a {
  background-color: #5bc56a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc56a {
  border: 2px solid #5bc56a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc56a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 197 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc56a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc56a, #5bc59f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc56a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 197 106 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.78 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.30 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.34 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.00 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.26 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.39 #a43a95 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#5bc56a  rgb(91, 197, 106)  hsl(128, 48%, 56%)  Emerald
#c55bb6  rgb(197, 91, 182)  hsl(308, 48%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#6a5bc5  rgb(106, 91, 197)  hsl(248, 48%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c56a5b  rgb(197, 106, 91)  hsl(8, 48%, 56%)  Indian Red