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#6BC274

#6bc274 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6bc274 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 76.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.21% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 126.21°, with 41.63% saturation and 59.02% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4297

Complementary

  1. #6bc274
  2. #c26bb9

Split complementary

  1. #6bc274
  2. #a06bc2
  3. #c26b8d

Analogous

  1. #8dc26b
  2. #6bc274
  3. #6bc2a0

Triadic

  1. #6bc274
  2. #746bc2
  3. #c2746b

Tetradic

  1. #6bc274
  2. #6bb9c2
  3. #c26bb9
  4. #c2746b

Square

  1. #6bc274
  2. #6b8dc2
  3. #c26bb9
  4. #c2a06b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b6932
  2. #429f4b
  3. #6bc274
  4. #a1d8a7
  5. #d7efda

Shades

#6bc274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bc274
  2. #60af68
  3. #569b5d
  4. #4b8851
  5. #407446
  6. #36613a
  7. #2b4e2e
  8. #203a23
  9. #152717
  10. #0b130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bc274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bc274
  2. #7ac882
  3. #89ce90
  4. #97d49e
  5. #a6daac
  6. #b5e1ba
  7. #c4e7c7
  8. #d3edd5
  9. #e1f3e3
  10. #f0f9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bc274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bc274
  2. #6dbb75
  3. #6fb576
  4. #71ae78
  5. #73a879
  6. #76a17a
  7. #789a7b
  8. #7a947c
  9. #7c8d7e
  10. #7e877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b46e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ac79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ebeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8ba71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb577 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63c09b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bc274 {
  color: #6bc274;
}
Background
.bg-6bc274 {
  background-color: #6bc274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bc274 {
  border: 2px solid #6bc274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bc274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 194 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 126 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bc274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bc274, #6bc2a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bc274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 194 116 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.38 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.26 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.50 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.16 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.83 #943d8b Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Emerald
#6bc274  rgb(107, 194, 116)  hsl(126, 42%, 59%)  Emerald
#c26bb9  rgb(194, 107, 185)  hsl(306, 42%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#746bc2  rgb(116, 107, 194)  hsl(246, 42%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#c2746b  rgb(194, 116, 107)  hsl(6, 42%, 59%)  Old Rose