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#73CC8A

#73cc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#73cc8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 135.51°, with 46.6% saturation and 62.55% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4867

Complementary

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #cc73b5

Split complementary

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #b773cc
  3. #cc7388

Analogous

  1. #88cc73
  2. #73cc8a
  3. #73ccb7

Triadic

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #8a73cc
  3. #cc8a73

Tetradic

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #73b5cc
  3. #cc73b5
  4. #cc8a73

Square

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #7388cc
  3. #cc73b5
  4. #ccb773

Monochromatic

  1. #2c7a40
  2. #41b25e
  3. #73cc8a
  4. #abe0b9
  5. #e3f5e8

Shades

#73cc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #68b87c
  3. #5ca36e
  4. #518f61
  5. #457a53
  6. #3a6645
  7. #2e5237
  8. #233d29
  9. #17291c
  10. #0c140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#73cc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #81d196
  3. #8fd6a1
  4. #9ddbad
  5. #abe0b9
  6. #b9e6c5
  7. #c7ebd0
  8. #d5f0dc
  9. #e3f5e8
  10. #f1faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73cc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73cc8a
  2. #74c489
  3. #76bd88
  4. #77b587
  5. #78ae86
  6. #7aa685
  7. #7b9e84
  8. #7c9783
  9. #7d8f82
  10. #7f8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbf86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b68e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63c9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6bf8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69caa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73cc8a {
  color: #73cc8a;
}
Background
.bg-73cc8a {
  background-color: #73cc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73cc8a {
  border: 2px solid #73cc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73cc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73cc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73cc8a, #73ccb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73cc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.98 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.43 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.91 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.67 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.09 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.14 #8c3375 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Emerald
#73cc8a  rgb(115, 204, 138)  hsl(136, 47%, 63%)  Emerald
#cc73b5  rgb(204, 115, 181)  hsl(316, 47%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#8a73cc  rgb(138, 115, 204)  hsl(256, 47%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#cc8a73  rgb(204, 138, 115)  hsl(16, 47%, 63%)  Dark Salmon