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#68BF81

#68bf81 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#68bf81 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 74.9% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.46% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 137.24°, with 40.47% saturation and 57.84% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4179

Complementary

  1. #68bf81
  2. #bf68a6

Split complementary

  1. #68bf81
  2. #ac68bf
  3. #bf687a

Analogous

  1. #7abf68
  2. #68bf81
  3. #68bfac

Triadic

  1. #68bf81
  2. #8168bf
  3. #bf8168

Tetradic

  1. #68bf81
  2. #68a6bf
  3. #bf68a6
  4. #bf8168

Square

  1. #68bf81
  2. #687abf
  3. #bf68a6
  4. #bfac68

Monochromatic

  1. #2a643b
  2. #41995a
  3. #68bf81
  4. #9ed6ae
  5. #d3eddb

Shades

#68bf81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68bf81
  2. #5eac74
  3. #539967
  4. #49865a
  5. #3e734d
  6. #346041
  7. #2a4c34
  8. #1f3927
  9. #15261a
  10. #0a130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#68bf81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68bf81
  2. #77c58e
  3. #86cc9a
  4. #95d2a7
  5. #a4d9b3
  6. #b4dfc0
  7. #c3e5cd
  8. #d2ecd9
  9. #e1f2e6
  10. #f0f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68bf81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68bf81
  2. #6ab981
  3. #6db281
  4. #6fac81
  5. #72a681
  6. #74a081
  7. #769980
  8. #799380
  9. #7b8d80
  10. #7e8680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b27d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3aa85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b87f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ab383 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ebe9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68bf81 {
  color: #68bf81;
}
Background
.bg-68bf81 {
  background-color: #68bf81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68bf81 {
  border: 2px solid #68bf81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68bf81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 191 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68bf81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68bf81, #68bfac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68bf81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 191 129 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.14 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.58 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.64 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.00 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.40 #97407e Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#68bf81  rgb(104, 191, 129)  hsl(137, 40%, 58%)  Emerald
#bf68a6  rgb(191, 104, 166)  hsl(317, 40%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#8168bf  rgb(129, 104, 191)  hsl(257, 40%, 58%)  Amethyst
#bf8168  rgb(191, 129, 104)  hsl(17, 40%, 58%)  Cafe au Lait