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#02BC4E

#02bc4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#02bc4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 144.52°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3653

Complementary

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #bc0270

Split complementary

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #ab02bc
  3. #bc0213

Analogous

  1. #13bc02
  2. #02bc4e
  3. #02bcab

Triadic

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #4e02bc
  3. #bc4e02

Tetradic

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #0270bc
  3. #bc0270
  4. #bc4e02

Square

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #0213bc
  3. #bc0270
  4. #bcab02

Monochromatic

  1. #00250f
  2. #01702f
  3. #02bc4e
  4. #0efc6f
  5. #5afd9d

Shades

#02bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #02a946
  3. #02963e
  4. #018437
  5. #01712f
  6. #015e27
  7. #014b1f
  8. #013817
  9. #002610
  10. #001308
  11. #000000

Tints

#02bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #1bc360
  3. #35c971
  4. #4ed083
  5. #67d795
  6. #81dea7
  7. #9ae4b8
  8. #b3ebca
  9. #ccf2dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02bc4e
  2. #0fb653
  3. #1bb058
  4. #28aa5d
  5. #34a462
  6. #419e67
  7. #4e986c
  8. #5a9271
  9. #678c76
  10. #73867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02bc4e {
  color: #02bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-02bc4e {
  background-color: #02bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-02bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #02bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02bc4e, #02bcab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.69 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.28 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.32 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.85 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.43 #fd43b1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#02bc4e  rgb(2, 188, 78)  hsl(145, 98%, 37%)  Emerald
#bc0270  rgb(188, 2, 112)  hsl(325, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e02bc  rgb(78, 2, 188)  hsl(265, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bc4e02  rgb(188, 78, 2)  hsl(25, 98%, 37%)  Burnt Orange