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#68CD87

#68cd87 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#68cd87 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 138.42°, 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4835

Complementary

  1. #68cd87
  2. #cd68ae

Split complementary

  1. #68cd87
  2. #ba68cd
  3. #cd687b

Analogous

  1. #7bcd68
  2. #68cd87
  3. #68cdba

Triadic

  1. #68cd87
  2. #8768cd
  3. #cd8768

Tetradic

  1. #68cd87
  2. #68aecd
  3. #cd68ae
  4. #cd8768

Square

  1. #68cd87
  2. #687bcd
  3. #cd68ae
  4. #cdba68

Monochromatic

  1. #27753f
  2. #3aaf5e
  3. #68cd87
  4. #a1e0b5
  5. #dbf3e2

Shades

#68cd87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68cd87
  2. #5eb97a
  3. #53a46c
  4. #49905f
  5. #3e7b51
  6. #346744
  7. #2a5236
  8. #1f3e29
  9. #15291b
  10. #0a150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#68cd87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68cd87
  2. #77d293
  3. #86d79f
  4. #95dcab
  5. #a4e1b7
  6. #b4e6c3
  7. #c3ebcf
  8. #d2f0db
  9. #e1f5e7
  10. #f0faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68cd87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68cd87
  2. #6ac586
  3. #6dbe86
  4. #6fb685
  5. #72ae84
  6. #74a784
  7. #769f83
  8. #799782
  9. #7b8f81
  10. #7e8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebf82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb58b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52cabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bf8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5bcba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68cd87 {
  color: #68cd87;
}
Background
.bg-68cd87 {
  background-color: #68cd87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68cd87 {
  border: 2px solid #68cd87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68cd87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 205 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68cd87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68cd87, #68cdba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68cd87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 205 135 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.89 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.42 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.56 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.35 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.50 #973278 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#68cd87  rgb(104, 205, 135)  hsl(138, 50%, 61%)  Emerald
#cd68ae  rgb(205, 104, 174)  hsl(318, 50%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#8768cd  rgb(135, 104, 205)  hsl(258, 50%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#cd8768  rgb(205, 135, 104)  hsl(18, 50%, 61%)  Raw Sienna