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#70CC8A

#70cc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#70cc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 136.96°, with 47.42% saturation and 61.96% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #cc70b2

Split complementary

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #b870cc
  3. #cc7084

Analogous

  1. #84cc70
  2. #70cc8a
  3. #70ccb8

Triadic

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #8a70cc
  3. #cc8a70

Tetradic

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #70b2cc
  3. #cc70b2
  4. #cc8a70

Square

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #7084cc
  3. #cc70b2
  4. #ccb870

Monochromatic

  1. #2b7841
  2. #3fb15f
  3. #70cc8a
  4. #a8e0b8
  5. #e1f4e6

Shades

#70cc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #65b87c
  3. #5aa36e
  4. #4e8f61
  5. #437a53
  6. #386645
  7. #2d5237
  8. #223d29
  9. #16291c
  10. #0b140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#70cc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #7ed196
  3. #8dd6a1
  4. #9bdbad
  5. #a9e0b9
  6. #b8e6c5
  7. #c6ebd0
  8. #d4f0dc
  9. #e2f5e8
  10. #f1faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70cc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70cc8a
  2. #72c489
  3. #73bd88
  4. #75b587
  5. #76ae86
  6. #78a685
  7. #7a9e84
  8. #7b9783
  9. #7d8f82
  10. #7e8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1c1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbf86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb58e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ec9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bf8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66caa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70cc8a {
  color: #70cc8a;
}
Background
.bg-70cc8a {
  background-color: #70cc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-70cc8a {
  border: 2px solid #70cc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70cc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70cc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70cc8a, #70ccb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70cc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.76 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.00 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.54 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.84 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.94 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.97 #8f3375 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#70cc8a  rgb(112, 204, 138)  hsl(137, 47%, 62%)  Emerald
#cc70b2  rgb(204, 112, 178)  hsl(317, 47%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#8a70cc  rgb(138, 112, 204)  hsl(257, 47%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#cc8a70  rgb(204, 138, 112)  hsl(17, 47%, 62%)  Dark Salmon