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#68CD7C

#68cd7c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#68cd7c is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 80.39% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 131.88°, with 50.25% saturation and 60.59% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4806

Complementary

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #cd68b9

Split complementary

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #af68cd
  3. #cd6887

Analogous

  1. #87cd68
  2. #68cd7c
  3. #68cdaf

Triadic

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #7c68cd
  3. #cd7c68

Tetradic

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #68b9cd
  3. #cd68b9
  4. #cd7c68

Square

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #6887cd
  3. #cd68b9
  4. #cdaf68

Monochromatic

  1. #277536
  2. #3aaf51
  3. #68cd7c
  4. #a1e0ae
  5. #dbf3e0

Shades

#68cd7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #5eb970
  3. #53a463
  4. #499057
  5. #3e7b4a
  6. #34673e
  7. #2a5232
  8. #1f3e25
  9. #152919
  10. #0a150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#68cd7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #77d289
  3. #86d796
  4. #95dca3
  5. #a4e1b0
  6. #b4e6be
  7. #c3ebcb
  8. #d2f0d8
  9. #e1f5e5
  10. #f0faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68cd7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68cd7c
  2. #6ac57c
  3. #6dbe7d
  4. #6fb67d
  5. #72ae7e
  6. #74a77e
  7. #769f7e
  8. #79977f
  9. #7b8f7f
  10. #7e8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbe76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b481 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55c9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc479 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4bf7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5dcba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68cd7c {
  color: #68cd7c;
}
Background
.bg-68cd7c {
  background-color: #68cd7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68cd7c {
  border: 2px solid #68cd7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68cd7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 205 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68cd7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68cd7c, #68cdaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68cd7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 205 124 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.50 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.24 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.94 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.12 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.34 #973283 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#68cd7c  rgb(104, 205, 124)  hsl(132, 50%, 61%)  Emerald
#cd68b9  rgb(205, 104, 185)  hsl(312, 50%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#7c68cd  rgb(124, 104, 205)  hsl(252, 50%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cd7c68  rgb(205, 124, 104)  hsl(12, 50%, 61%)  Terra Cotta