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#6BCD85

#6bcd85 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6bcd85 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 80.39% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 135.92°, with 49.49% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4848

Complementary

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #cd6bb3

Split complementary

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #b66bcd
  3. #cd6b82

Analogous

  1. #82cd6b
  2. #6bcd85
  3. #6bcdb6

Triadic

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #856bcd
  3. #cd856b

Tetradic

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #6bb3cd
  3. #cd6bb3
  4. #cd856b

Square

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #6b82cd
  3. #cd6bb3
  4. #cdb66b

Monochromatic

  1. #28773d
  2. #3bb05a
  3. #6bcd85
  4. #a4e0b4
  5. #ddf4e3

Shades

#6bcd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #60b978
  3. #56a46a
  4. #4b905d
  5. #407b50
  6. #366743
  7. #2b5235
  8. #203e28
  9. #15291b
  10. #0b150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bcd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #7ad291
  3. #89d79d
  4. #97dcaa
  5. #a6e1b6
  6. #b5e6c2
  7. #c4ebce
  8. #d3f0da
  9. #e1f5e7
  10. #f0faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bcd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bcd85
  2. #6dc585
  3. #6fbe84
  4. #71b684
  5. #73ae83
  6. #76a783
  7. #789f82
  8. #7a9782
  9. #7c8f81
  10. #7e8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebf80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57cabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc582 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bf88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60cba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bcd85 {
  color: #6bcd85;
}
Background
.bg-6bcd85 {
  background-color: #6bcd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bcd85 {
  border: 2px solid #6bcd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bcd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 205 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bcd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bcd85, #6bcdb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bcd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 205 133 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.90 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.89 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.12 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.82 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.90 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.14 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.44 #94327a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#6bcd85  rgb(107, 205, 133)  hsl(136, 49%, 61%)  Emerald
#cd6bb3  rgb(205, 107, 179)  hsl(316, 49%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#856bcd  rgb(133, 107, 205)  hsl(256, 49%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#cd856b  rgb(205, 133, 107)  hsl(16, 49%, 61%)  Dark Salmon