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#06BB4E

#06bb4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#06bb4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 143.87°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3613

Complementary

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #bb0673

Split complementary

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #a806bb
  3. #bb0618

Analogous

  1. #18bb06
  2. #06bb4e
  3. #06bba8

Triadic

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #4e06bb
  3. #bb4e06

Tetradic

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #0673bb
  3. #bb0673
  4. #bb4e06

Square

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #0618bb
  3. #bb0673
  4. #bba806

Monochromatic

  1. #012710
  2. #04712f
  3. #06bb4e
  4. #16f870
  5. #60fa9d

Shades

#06bb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #05a846
  3. #05963e
  4. #048337
  5. #04702f
  6. #035e27
  7. #024b1f
  8. #023817
  9. #012510
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#06bb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #1fc260
  3. #38c971
  4. #51cf83
  5. #6ad695
  6. #83dda7
  7. #9be4b8
  8. #b4ebca
  9. #cdf1dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06bb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06bb4e
  2. #12b553
  3. #1eaf58
  4. #2ba95d
  5. #37a362
  6. #439e67
  7. #4f986c
  8. #5b9271
  9. #688c76
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80ad88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88aa53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06bb4e {
  color: #06bb4e;
}
Background
.bg-06bb4e {
  background-color: #06bb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-06bb4e {
  border: 2px solid #06bb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06bb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06bb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06bb4e, #06bba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06bb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.49 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.12 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.21 #f944b1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#06bb4e  rgb(6, 187, 78)  hsl(144, 94%, 38%)  Emerald
#bb0673  rgb(187, 6, 115)  hsl(324, 94%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e06bb  rgb(78, 6, 187)  hsl(264, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bb4e06  rgb(187, 78, 6)  hsl(24, 94%, 38%)  Mahogany