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#68CC8A

#68cc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#68cc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 140.4°, with 49.5% saturation and 60.39% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4796

Complementary

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #cc68aa

Split complementary

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #bc68cc
  3. #cc6878

Analogous

  1. #78cc68
  2. #68cc8a
  3. #68ccbc

Triadic

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #8a68cc
  3. #cc8a68

Tetradic

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #68aacc
  3. #cc68aa
  4. #cc8a68

Square

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #6878cc
  3. #cc68aa
  4. #ccbc68

Monochromatic

  1. #277441
  2. #3aad61
  3. #68cc8a
  4. #a1dfb6
  5. #daf3e3

Shades

#68cc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #5eb87c
  3. #53a36e
  4. #498f61
  5. #3e7a53
  6. #346645
  7. #2a5237
  8. #1f3d29
  9. #15291c
  10. #0a140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#68cc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #77d196
  3. #86d6a1
  4. #95dbad
  5. #a4e0b9
  6. #b4e6c5
  7. #c3ebd0
  8. #d2f0dc
  9. #e1f5e8
  10. #f0faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68cc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68cc8a
  2. #6ac489
  3. #6dbd88
  4. #6fb587
  5. #72ae86
  6. #74a685
  7. #769e84
  8. #799783
  9. #7b8f82
  10. #7e8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbe86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb48e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #51cabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2be8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5bcba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68cc8a {
  color: #68cc8a;
}
Background
.bg-68cc8a {
  background-color: #68cc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68cc8a {
  border: 2px solid #68cc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68cc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68cc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68cc8a, #68ccbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68cc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.00 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.02 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.31 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.51 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.79 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.15 #973375 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#68cc8a  rgb(104, 204, 138)  hsl(140, 50%, 60%)  Emerald
#cc68aa  rgb(204, 104, 170)  hsl(320, 50%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#8a68cc  rgb(138, 104, 204)  hsl(260, 50%, 60%)  Amethyst
#cc8a68  rgb(204, 138, 104)  hsl(20, 50%, 60%)  Raw Sienna