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#5EDE99

#5ede99 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#5ede99 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 87.06% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.08% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 147.66°, with 65.98% saturation and 61.96% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5692

Complementary

  1. #5ede99
  2. #de5ea3

Split complementary

  1. #5ede99
  2. #d95ede
  3. #de5e63

Analogous

  1. #63de5e
  2. #5ede99
  3. #5eded9

Triadic

  1. #5ede99
  2. #995ede
  3. #de995e

Tetradic

  1. #5ede99
  2. #5ea3de
  3. #de5ea3
  4. #de995e

Square

  1. #5ede99
  2. #5e63de
  3. #de5ea3
  4. #ded95e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c874d
  2. #29c772
  3. #5ede99
  4. #9debc1
  5. #ddf8e9

Shades

#5ede99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ede99
  2. #55c88a
  3. #4bb27a
  4. #429b6b
  5. #38855c
  6. #2f6f4d
  7. #26593d
  8. #1c432e
  9. #132c1f
  10. #09160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ede99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ede99
  2. #6ee1a3
  3. #7ee5ad
  4. #8ee8b8
  5. #9eebc2
  6. #afefcc
  7. #bff2d6
  8. #cff5e0
  9. #dff8eb
  10. #effcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ede99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ede99
  2. #61d597
  3. #65cb94
  4. #68c292
  5. #6cb88f
  6. #6faf8d
  7. #72a68a
  8. #769c88
  9. #799385
  10. #7d8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddce95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc29d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2edccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aace9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46ddba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ede99 {
  color: #5ede99;
}
Background
.bg-5ede99 {
  background-color: #5ede99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ede99 {
  border: 2px solid #5ede99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ede99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 222 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ede99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ede99, #5eded9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ede99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 222 153 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.21 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.09 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.14 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.22 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.70 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.24 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.67 #a12166 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#5ede99  rgb(94, 222, 153)  hsl(148, 66%, 62%)  Emerald
#de5ea3  rgb(222, 94, 163)  hsl(328, 66%, 62%)  Thulian Pink
#995ede  rgb(153, 94, 222)  hsl(268, 66%, 62%)  Amethyst
#de995e  rgb(222, 153, 94)  hsl(28, 66%, 62%)  Persian Orange