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#5CD490

#5cd490 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5cd490 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 83.14% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.08% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 146°, with 58.25% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #5cd490
  2. #d45ca0

Split complementary

  1. #5cd490
  2. #cc5cd4
  3. #d45c64

Analogous

  1. #64d45c
  2. #5cd490
  3. #5cd4cc

Triadic

  1. #5cd490
  2. #905cd4
  3. #d4905c

Tetradic

  1. #5cd490
  2. #5ca0d4
  3. #d45ca0
  4. #d4905c

Square

  1. #5cd490
  2. #5c64d4
  3. #d45ca0
  4. #d4cc5c

Monochromatic

  1. #207746
  2. #2fb469
  3. #5cd490
  4. #99e4b9
  5. #d5f4e2

Shades

#5cd490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cd490
  2. #53bf82
  3. #4aaa73
  4. #409465
  5. #377f56
  6. #2e6a48
  7. #25553a
  8. #1c402b
  9. #122a1d
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cd490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cd490
  2. #6cd89b
  3. #7ddda6
  4. #8de1b1
  5. #9de5bc
  6. #aeeac8
  7. #beeed3
  8. #cef2de
  9. #def6e9
  10. #effbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cd490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cd490
  2. #60cc8e
  3. #63c38d
  4. #67bb8b
  5. #6ab28a
  6. #6eaa88
  7. #72a286
  8. #759985
  9. #799183
  10. #7c8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c7ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c58c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b994 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34d2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cb8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3c493 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47d3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cd490 {
  color: #5cd490;
}
Background
.bg-5cd490 {
  background-color: #5cd490;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cd490 {
  border: 2px solid #5cd490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cd490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 212 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 58% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cd490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cd490, #5cd4cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cd490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 212 144 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.15 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.67 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.57 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.84 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.89 #a32b6f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Emerald
#5cd490  rgb(92, 212, 144)  hsl(146, 58%, 60%)  Emerald
#d45ca0  rgb(212, 92, 160)  hsl(326, 58%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#905cd4  rgb(144, 92, 212)  hsl(266, 58%, 60%)  Amethyst
#d4905c  rgb(212, 144, 92)  hsl(26, 58%, 60%)  Persian Orange