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#6EDD99

#6edd99 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6edd99 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 143.24°, with 62.01% saturation and 64.9% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #6edd99
  2. #dd6eb2

Split complementary

  1. #6edd99
  2. #d06edd
  3. #dd6e7a

Analogous

  1. #7add6e
  2. #6edd99
  3. #6eddd0

Triadic

  1. #6edd99
  2. #996edd
  3. #dd996e

Tetradic

  1. #6edd99
  2. #6eb2dd
  3. #dd6eb2
  4. #dd996e

Square

  1. #6edd99
  2. #6e7add
  3. #dd6eb2
  4. #ddd06e

Monochromatic

  1. #22904d
  2. #30ce6d
  3. #6edd99
  4. #acecc5
  5. #eafaf0

Shades

#6edd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6edd99
  2. #63c78a
  3. #58b17a
  4. #4d9b6b
  5. #42855c
  6. #376f4d
  7. #2c583d
  8. #21422e
  9. #162c1f
  10. #0b160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6edd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6edd99
  2. #7de0a3
  3. #8be4ad
  4. #9ae7b8
  5. #a8ebc2
  6. #b7eecc
  7. #c5f1d6
  8. #d4f5e0
  9. #e2f8eb
  10. #f1fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6edd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6edd99
  2. #70d497
  3. #72ca94
  4. #73c192
  5. #75b88f
  6. #77af8d
  7. #79a58a
  8. #7b9c88
  9. #7c9385
  10. #7e8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abd0b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddce95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc39d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52dbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afce9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5edcb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6edd99 {
  color: #6edd99;
}
Background
.bg-6edd99 {
  background-color: #6edd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6edd99 {
  border: 2px solid #6edd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6edd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6edd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6edd99, #6eddd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6edd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.52 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.92 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.32 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.95 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.98 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.17 #912266 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#6edd99  rgb(110, 221, 153)  hsl(143, 62%, 65%)  Emerald
#dd6eb2  rgb(221, 110, 178)  hsl(323, 62%, 65%)  Sky Magenta
#996edd  rgb(153, 110, 221)  hsl(263, 62%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#dd996e  rgb(221, 153, 110)  hsl(23, 62%, 65%)  Persian Orange