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#5EDD99

#5edd99 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5edd99 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 147.87°, with 65.13% saturation and 61.76% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5639

Complementary

  1. #5edd99
  2. #dd5ea2

Split complementary

  1. #5edd99
  2. #d85edd
  3. #dd5e62

Analogous

  1. #62dd5e
  2. #5edd99
  3. #5eddd8

Triadic

  1. #5edd99
  2. #995edd
  3. #dd995e

Tetradic

  1. #5edd99
  2. #5ea2dd
  3. #dd5ea2
  4. #dd995e

Square

  1. #5edd99
  2. #5e62dd
  3. #dd5ea2
  4. #ddd85e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c864d
  2. #2ac572
  3. #5edd99
  4. #9deac1
  5. #dcf8e9

Shades

#5edd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5edd99
  2. #55c78a
  3. #4bb17a
  4. #429b6b
  5. #38855c
  6. #2f6f4d
  7. #26583d
  8. #1c422e
  9. #132c1f
  10. #09160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5edd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5edd99
  2. #6ee0a3
  3. #7ee4ad
  4. #8ee7b8
  5. #9eebc2
  6. #afeecc
  7. #bff1d6
  8. #cff5e0
  9. #dff8eb
  10. #effcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5edd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5edd99
  2. #61d497
  3. #65ca94
  4. #68c192
  5. #6cb88f
  6. #6faf8d
  7. #72a58a
  8. #769c88
  9. #799385
  10. #7d8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dccd95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac19d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2fdbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9cd9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46dcb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5edd99 {
  color: #5edd99;
}
Background
.bg-5edd99 {
  background-color: #5edd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5edd99 {
  border: 2px solid #5edd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5edd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5edd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5edd99, #5eddd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5edd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.10 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.87 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.27 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.47 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.90 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.00 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.73 #a12266 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#5edd99  rgb(94, 221, 153)  hsl(148, 65%, 62%)  Emerald
#dd5ea2  rgb(221, 94, 162)  hsl(328, 65%, 62%)  Thulian Pink
#995edd  rgb(153, 94, 221)  hsl(268, 65%, 62%)  Amethyst
#dd995e  rgb(221, 153, 94)  hsl(28, 65%, 62%)  Persian Orange