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#73CF8A

#73cf8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#73cf8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 81.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 48.94% saturation and 63.14% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.5011

Complementary

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #cf73b8

Split complementary

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #b873cf
  3. #cf738a

Analogous

  1. #8acf73
  2. #73cf8a
  3. #73cfb8

Triadic

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #8a73cf
  3. #cf8a73

Tetradic

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #73b8cf
  3. #cf73b8
  4. #cf8a73

Square

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #738acf
  3. #cf73b8
  4. #cfb873

Monochromatic

  1. #2b7e40
  2. #3fb75d
  3. #73cf8a
  4. #ace3ba
  5. #e5f6e9

Shades

#73cf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #68ba7c
  3. #5ca66e
  4. #519161
  5. #457c53
  6. #3a6845
  7. #2e5337
  8. #233e29
  9. #17291c
  10. #0c150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#73cf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #81d496
  3. #8fd9a1
  4. #9dddad
  5. #abe2b9
  6. #b9e7c5
  7. #c7ecd0
  8. #d5f1dc
  9. #e3f5e8
  10. #f1faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73cf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73cf8a
  2. #74c789
  3. #76bf88
  4. #77b787
  5. #78af86
  6. #7aa885
  7. #7ba084
  8. #7c9883
  9. #7d9082
  10. #7f8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4c4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c186 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b88e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62ccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2c787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c28c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69cdab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73cf8a {
  color: #73cf8a;
}
Background
.bg-73cf8a {
  background-color: #73cf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73cf8a {
  border: 2px solid #73cf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73cf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 207 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73cf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73cf8a, #73cfb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73cf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 207 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.15 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.37 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.98 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.24 #8c3075 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Emerald
#73cf8a  rgb(115, 207, 138)  hsl(135, 49%, 63%)  Emerald
#cf73b8  rgb(207, 115, 184)  hsl(315, 49%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#8a73cf  rgb(138, 115, 207)  hsl(255, 49%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#cf8a73  rgb(207, 138, 115)  hsl(15, 49%, 63%)  Dark Salmon