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#5BCF8A

#5bcf8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bcf8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 81.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 144.31°, with 54.72% saturation and 58.43% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4868

Complementary

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #cf5ba0

Split complementary

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #c45bcf
  3. #cf5b66

Analogous

  1. #66cf5b
  2. #5bcf8a
  3. #5bcfc4

Triadic

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #8a5bcf
  3. #cf8a5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #5ba0cf
  3. #cf5ba0
  4. #cf8a5b

Square

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #5b66cf
  3. #cf5ba0
  4. #cfc45b

Monochromatic

  1. #217041
  2. #32ab63
  3. #5bcf8a
  4. #96e0b4
  5. #d1f2de

Shades

#5bcf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #52ba7c
  3. #49a66e
  4. #409161
  5. #377c53
  6. #2e6845
  7. #245337
  8. #1b3e29
  9. #12291c
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bcf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #6bd496
  3. #7cd9a1
  4. #8cddad
  5. #9de2b9
  6. #ade7c5
  7. #bdecd0
  8. #cef1dc
  9. #def5e8
  10. #effaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bcf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bcf8a
  2. #5fc789
  3. #62bf88
  4. #66b787
  5. #6aaf86
  6. #6ea885
  7. #71a084
  8. #759883
  9. #799082
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc086 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb58e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37cdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0c08d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48ceab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bcf8a {
  color: #5bcf8a;
}
Background
.bg-5bcf8a {
  background-color: #5bcf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bcf8a {
  border: 2px solid #5bcf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bcf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 207 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 55% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bcf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bcf8a, #5bcfc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bcf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 207 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.01 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.26 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.21 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.65 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.70 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.96 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.98 #a43075 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#5bcf8a  rgb(91, 207, 138)  hsl(144, 55%, 58%)  Emerald
#cf5ba0  rgb(207, 91, 160)  hsl(324, 55%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8a5bcf  rgb(138, 91, 207)  hsl(264, 55%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cf8a5b  rgb(207, 138, 91)  hsl(24, 55%, 58%)  Raw Sienna