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#73BF81

#73bf81 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#73bf81 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 74.9% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.46% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 131.05°, with 37.25% saturation and 60% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4249

Complementary

  1. #73bf81
  2. #bf73b1

Split complementary

  1. #73bf81
  2. #a773bf
  3. #bf738b

Analogous

  1. #8bbf73
  2. #73bf81
  3. #73bfa7

Triadic

  1. #73bf81
  2. #8173bf
  3. #bf8173

Tetradic

  1. #73bf81
  2. #73b1bf
  3. #bf73b1
  4. #bf8173

Square

  1. #73bf81
  2. #738bbf
  3. #bf73b1
  4. #bfa773

Monochromatic

  1. #30693a
  2. #489d58
  3. #73bf81
  4. #a8d7b0
  5. #dcefdf

Shades

#73bf81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bf81
  2. #68ac74
  3. #5c9967
  4. #51865a
  5. #45734d
  6. #3a6041
  7. #2e4c34
  8. #233927
  9. #17261a
  10. #0c130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bf81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bf81
  2. #81c58e
  3. #8fcc9a
  4. #9dd2a7
  5. #abd9b3
  6. #b9dfc0
  7. #c7e5cd
  8. #d5ecd9
  9. #e3f2e6
  10. #f1f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bf81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bf81
  2. #74b981
  3. #76b281
  4. #77ac81
  5. #78a681
  6. #7aa081
  7. #7b9980
  8. #7c9380
  9. #7d8d80
  10. #7f8680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab59e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b37d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ab85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67bcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b87f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb483 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6cbd9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bf81 {
  color: #73bf81;
}
Background
.bg-73bf81 {
  background-color: #73bf81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bf81 {
  border: 2px solid #73bf81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bf81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 191 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 37% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bf81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bf81, #73bfa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bf81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 191 129 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.92 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.54 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.00 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.18 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.10 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.60 #8c407e Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Emerald
#73bf81  rgb(115, 191, 129)  hsl(131, 37%, 60%)  Emerald
#bf73b1  rgb(191, 115, 177)  hsl(311, 37%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#8173bf  rgb(129, 115, 191)  hsl(251, 37%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#bf8173  rgb(191, 129, 115)  hsl(11, 37%, 60%)  Old Rose