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#08BB4E

#08bb4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bb4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 143.46°, with 91.79% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.48.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3614

Complementary

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #bb0875

Split complementary

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #a808bb
  3. #bb081c

Analogous

  1. #1cbb08
  2. #08bb4e
  3. #08bba8

Triadic

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #4e08bb
  3. #bb4e08

Tetradic

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #0875bb
  3. #bb0875
  4. #bb4e08

Square

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #081cbb
  3. #bb0875
  4. #bba808

Monochromatic

  1. #022811
  2. #05722f
  3. #08bb4e
  4. #1af570
  5. #64f89e

Shades

#08bb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #07a846
  3. #06963e
  4. #068337
  5. #05702f
  6. #045e27
  7. #034b1f
  8. #023817
  9. #022510
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #21c260
  3. #39c971
  4. #52cf83
  5. #6bd695
  6. #84dda7
  7. #9ce4b8
  8. #b5ebca
  9. #cef1dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bb4e
  2. #14b553
  3. #20af58
  4. #2ca95d
  5. #38a362
  6. #449e67
  7. #50986c
  8. #5c9271
  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 #81ad88 ≈ 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-08bb4e {
  color: #08bb4e;
}
Background
.bg-08bb4e {
  background-color: #08bb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bb4e {
  border: 2px solid #08bb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bb4e, #08bba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.90 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.31 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.11 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.22 #f744b1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#08bb4e  rgb(8, 187, 78)  hsl(143, 92%, 38%)  Emerald
#bb0875  rgb(187, 8, 117)  hsl(323, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e08bb  rgb(78, 8, 187)  hsl(263, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bb4e08  rgb(187, 78, 8)  hsl(23, 92%, 38%)  Mahogany