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#5BC970

#5bc970 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bc970 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 78.82% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.28% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 131.45°, with 50.46% saturation and 57.25% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4517

Complementary

  1. #5bc970
  2. #c95bb4

Split complementary

  1. #5bc970
  2. #a75bc9
  3. #c95b7d

Analogous

  1. #7dc95b
  2. #5bc970
  3. #5bc9a7

Triadic

  1. #5bc970
  2. #705bc9
  3. #c9705b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc970
  2. #5bb4c9
  3. #c95bb4
  4. #c9705b

Square

  1. #5bc970
  2. #5b7dc9
  3. #c95bb4
  4. #c9a75b

Monochromatic

  1. #226930
  2. #35a24a
  3. #5bc970
  4. #95dca2
  5. #ceefd4

Shades

#5bc970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc970
  2. #52b565
  3. #49a15a
  4. #408d4e
  5. #377943
  6. #2e6538
  7. #24502d
  8. #1b3c22
  9. #122816
  10. #09140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc970
  2. #6bce7e
  3. #7cd48d
  4. #8cd99b
  5. #9ddfa9
  6. #ade4b8
  7. #bde9c6
  8. #ceefd4
  9. #def4e2
  10. #effaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc970
  2. #5fc272
  3. #62ba73
  4. #66b375
  5. #6aac76
  6. #6ea578
  7. #719d7a
  8. #75967b
  9. #798f7d
  10. #7c877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bc9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaf76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44c5b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac06c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fba74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ec79d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc970 {
  color: #5bc970;
}
Background
.bg-5bc970 {
  background-color: #5bc970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc970 {
  border: 2px solid #5bc970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 201 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 50% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc970, #5bc9a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 201 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.96 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.61 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.95 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.39 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.65 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.71 #a4368f Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#5bc970  rgb(91, 201, 112)  hsl(131, 50%, 57%)  Emerald
#c95bb4  rgb(201, 91, 180)  hsl(311, 50%, 57%)  Sky Magenta
#705bc9  rgb(112, 91, 201)  hsl(251, 50%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#c9705b  rgb(201, 112, 91)  hsl(11, 50%, 57%)  Terra Cotta