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#6BC286

#6bc286 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6bc286 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.93% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 138.62°, 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4343

Complementary

  1. #6bc286
  2. #c26ba7

Split complementary

  1. #6bc286
  2. #b26bc2
  3. #c26b7c

Analogous

  1. #7cc26b
  2. #6bc286
  3. #6bc2b2

Triadic

  1. #6bc286
  2. #866bc2
  3. #c2866b

Tetradic

  1. #6bc286
  2. #6ba7c2
  3. #c26ba7
  4. #c2866b

Square

  1. #6bc286
  2. #6b7cc2
  3. #c26ba7
  4. #c2b26b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b693e
  2. #429f5f
  3. #6bc286
  4. #a1d8b2
  5. #d7efdf

Shades

#6bc286 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bc286
  2. #60af79
  3. #569b6b
  4. #4b885e
  5. #407450
  6. #366143
  7. #2b4e36
  8. #203a28
  9. #15271b
  10. #0b130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bc286 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bc286
  2. #7ac892
  3. #89ce9e
  4. #97d4aa
  5. #a6dab6
  6. #b5e1c3
  7. #c4e7cf
  8. #d3eddb
  9. #e1f3e7
  10. #f0f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bc286 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bc286
  2. #6dbb85
  3. #6fb585
  4. #71ae84
  5. #73a884
  6. #76a183
  7. #789a82
  8. #7a9482
  9. #7c8d81
  10. #7e8781
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b582 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ad8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6bb84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61c1a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bc286 {
  color: #6bc286;
}
Background
.bg-6bc286 {
  background-color: #6bc286;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bc286 {
  border: 2px solid #6bc286;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bc286;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 194 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bc286 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bc286, #6bc2b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bc286 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 194 134 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.28 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.93 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.43 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.99 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.14 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.60 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.79 #943d79 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#6bc286  rgb(107, 194, 134)  hsl(139, 42%, 59%)  Emerald
#c26ba7  rgb(194, 107, 167)  hsl(319, 42%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#866bc2  rgb(134, 107, 194)  hsl(259, 42%, 59%)  Amethyst
#c2866b  rgb(194, 134, 107)  hsl(19, 42%, 59%)  Raw Sienna