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#5CD495

#5cd495 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5cd495 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.72% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 148.5°, 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #5cd495
  2. #d45c9b

Split complementary

  1. #5cd495
  2. #d15cd4
  3. #d45c5f

Analogous

  1. #5fd45c
  2. #5cd495
  3. #5cd4d1

Triadic

  1. #5cd495
  2. #955cd4
  3. #d4955c

Tetradic

  1. #5cd495
  2. #5c9bd4
  3. #d45c9b
  4. #d4955c

Square

  1. #5cd495
  2. #5c5fd4
  3. #d45c9b
  4. #d4d15c

Monochromatic

  1. #207749
  2. #2fb46e
  3. #5cd495
  4. #99e4bc
  5. #d5f4e4

Shades

#5cd495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5cd495
  2. #53bf86
  3. #4aaa77
  4. #409468
  5. #377f59
  6. #2e6a4b
  7. #25553c
  8. #1c402d
  9. #122a1e
  10. #09150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5cd495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5cd495
  2. #6cd8a0
  3. #7dddaa
  4. #8de1b5
  5. #9de5bf
  6. #aeeaca
  7. #beeed5
  8. #cef2df
  9. #def6ea
  10. #effbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5cd495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5cd495
  2. #60cc93
  3. #63c391
  4. #67bb8f
  5. #6ab28d
  6. #6eaa8b
  7. #72a288
  8. #759986
  9. #799184
  10. #7c8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c7af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30d3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cb93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3c597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46d3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5cd495 {
  color: #5cd495;
}
Background
.bg-5cd495 {
  background-color: #5cd495;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5cd495 {
  border: 2px solid #5cd495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5cd495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 212 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 58% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5cd495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5cd495, #5cd4d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5cd495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 212 149 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.92 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.45 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.67 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.11 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.05 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.26 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.41 #a32b6a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Emerald
#5cd495  rgb(92, 212, 149)  hsl(149, 58%, 60%)  Emerald
#d45c9b  rgb(212, 92, 155)  hsl(329, 58%, 60%)  Thulian Pink
#955cd4  rgb(149, 92, 212)  hsl(269, 58%, 60%)  Amethyst
#d4955c  rgb(212, 149, 92)  hsl(29, 58%, 60%)  Persian Orange