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#6CCE8A

#6cce8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6cce8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 80.78% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 138.37°, with 50% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4917

Complementary

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #ce6cb0

Split complementary

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #bb6cce
  3. #ce6c7f

Analogous

  1. #7fce6c
  2. #6cce8a
  3. #6ccebb

Triadic

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #8a6cce
  3. #ce8a6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #6cb0ce
  3. #ce6cb0
  4. #ce8a6c

Square

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #6c7fce
  3. #ce6cb0
  4. #cebb6c

Monochromatic

  1. #287941
  2. #3bb260
  3. #6cce8a
  4. #a5e1b8
  5. #dff4e5

Shades

#6cce8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #61b97c
  3. #56a56e
  4. #4c9061
  5. #417c53
  6. #366745
  7. #2b5237
  8. #203e29
  9. #16291c
  10. #0b150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cce8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #7bd396
  3. #89d8a1
  4. #98ddad
  5. #a7e2b9
  6. #b6e7c5
  7. #c4ebd0
  8. #d3f0dc
  9. #e2f5e8
  10. #f0faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cce8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cce8a
  2. #6ec689
  3. #70be88
  4. #72b787
  5. #74af86
  6. #76a785
  7. #789f84
  8. #7a9783
  9. #7c9082
  10. #7e8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1c2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec086 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b68e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57cbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5c08c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60ccaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cce8a {
  color: #6cce8a;
}
Background
.bg-6cce8a {
  background-color: #6cce8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cce8a {
  border: 2px solid #6cce8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cce8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 206 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 50% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cce8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cce8a, #6ccebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cce8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 206 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.47 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.72 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.59 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.10 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.23 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #933175 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Emerald
#6cce8a  rgb(108, 206, 138)  hsl(138, 50%, 62%)  Emerald
#ce6cb0  rgb(206, 108, 176)  hsl(318, 50%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#8a6cce  rgb(138, 108, 206)  hsl(258, 50%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#ce8a6c  rgb(206, 138, 108)  hsl(18, 50%, 62%)  Raw Sienna