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#11BC56

#11bc56 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#11bc56 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 144.21°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #11bc56
  2. #bc1177

Split complementary

  1. #11bc56
  2. #ac11bc
  3. #bc1122

Analogous

  1. #22bc11
  2. #11bc56
  3. #11bcac

Triadic

  1. #11bc56
  2. #5611bc
  3. #bc5611

Tetradic

  1. #11bc56
  2. #1177bc
  3. #bc1177
  4. #bc5611

Square

  1. #11bc56
  2. #1122bc
  3. #bc1177
  4. #bcac11

Monochromatic

  1. #043016
  2. #0b7636
  3. #11bc56
  4. #2dec7a
  5. #74f2a7

Shades

#11bc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11bc56
  2. #0fa94d
  3. #0e9645
  4. #0c843c
  5. #0a7134
  6. #095e2b
  7. #074b22
  8. #05381a
  9. #032611
  10. #021309
  11. #000000

Tints

#11bc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11bc56
  2. #29c367
  3. #41c978
  4. #58d089
  5. #70d79a
  6. #88deab
  7. #a0e4bb
  8. #b8ebcc
  9. #cff2dd
  10. #e7f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11bc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11bc56
  2. #1cb65a
  3. #27b05e
  4. #32aa63
  5. #3da467
  6. #499e6b
  7. #54986f
  8. #5f9273
  9. #6a8c78
  10. #75867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9e5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-11bc56 {
  color: #11bc56;
}
Background
.bg-11bc56 {
  background-color: #11bc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-11bc56 {
  border: 2px solid #11bc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11bc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11bc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11bc56, #11bcac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11bc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.59 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.44 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.21 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.62 #ee43a9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#11bc56  rgb(17, 188, 86)  hsl(144, 83%, 40%)  Emerald
#bc1177  rgb(188, 17, 119)  hsl(324, 83%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#5611bc  rgb(86, 17, 188)  hsl(264, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#bc5611  rgb(188, 86, 17)  hsl(24, 83%, 40%)  Burnt Orange