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#5CC272

#5cc272 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5cc272 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 76.08% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.24% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 132.94°, with 45.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4207

Complementary

  1. #5cc272
  2. #c25cac

Split complementary

  1. #5cc272
  2. #a55cc2
  3. #c25c79

Analogous

  1. #79c25c
  2. #5cc272
  3. #5cc2a5

Triadic

  1. #5cc272
  2. #725cc2
  3. #c2725c

Tetradic

  1. #5cc272
  2. #5cacc2
  3. #c25cac
  4. #c2725c

Square

  1. #5cc272
  2. #5c79c2
  3. #c25cac
  4. #c2a55c

Monochromatic

  1. #246131
  2. #39984e
  3. #5cc272
  4. #94d7a2
  5. #cbecd2

Shades

#5cc272 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cc272
  2. #53af67
  3. #4a9b5b
  4. #408850
  5. #377444
  6. #2e6139
  7. #254e2e
  8. #1c3a22
  9. #122717
  10. #09130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cc272 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cc272
  2. #6cc880
  3. #7dce8e
  4. #8dd49c
  5. #9ddaaa
  6. #aee1b9
  7. #bee7c7
  8. #ceedd5
  9. #def3e3
  10. #eff9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cc272 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cc272
  2. #60bb73
  3. #63b575
  4. #67ae76
  5. #6aa878
  6. #6ea179
  7. #729a7a
  8. #75947c
  9. #798d7d
  10. #7c877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b36c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6aa77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47bfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b96f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ab475 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50c09a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cc272 {
  color: #5cc272;
}
Background
.bg-5cc272 {
  background-color: #5cc272;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cc272 {
  border: 2px solid #5cc272;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cc272;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 194 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 46% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cc272 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cc272, #5cc2a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cc272 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 194 114 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.05 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.52 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.78 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.87 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.16 #a33d8d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Emerald
#5cc272  rgb(92, 194, 114)  hsl(133, 46%, 56%)  Emerald
#c25cac  rgb(194, 92, 172)  hsl(313, 46%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#725cc2  rgb(114, 92, 194)  hsl(253, 46%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c2725c  rgb(194, 114, 92)  hsl(13, 46%, 56%)  Terra Cotta