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#2BBB4E

#2bbb4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2bbb4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 134.58°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.366

Complementary

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #bb2b98

Split complementary

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #962bbb
  3. #bb2b50

Analogous

  1. #50bb2b
  2. #2bbb4e
  3. #2bbb96

Triadic

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #4e2bbb
  3. #bb4e2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #2b98bb
  3. #bb2b98
  4. #bb4e2b

Square

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #2b50bb
  3. #bb2b98
  4. #bb962b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3f1a
  2. #1d7d34
  3. #2bbb4e
  4. #5ad979
  5. #98e7ab

Shades

#2bbb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #27a846
  3. #22963e
  4. #1e8337
  5. #1a702f
  6. #165e27
  7. #114b1f
  8. #0d3817
  9. #092510
  10. #041308
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #40c260
  3. #55c971
  4. #6bcf83
  5. #80d695
  6. #95dda7
  7. #aae4b8
  8. #bfebca
  9. #d5f1dc
  10. #eaf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbb4e
  2. #34b553
  3. #3caf58
  4. #45a95d
  5. #4da362
  6. #569e67
  7. #5e986c
  8. #679271
  9. #6f8c76
  10. #78867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84ad89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cab53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbb4e {
  color: #2bbb4e;
}
Background
.bg-2bbb4e {
  background-color: #2bbb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbb4e {
  border: 2px solid #2bbb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbb4e, #2bbb96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.48 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.66 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.08 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.97 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.61 #d444b1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2bbb4e  rgb(43, 187, 78)  hsl(135, 63%, 45%)  Emerald
#bb2b98  rgb(187, 43, 152)  hsl(315, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e2bbb  rgb(78, 43, 187)  hsl(255, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#bb4e2b  rgb(187, 78, 43)  hsl(15, 63%, 45%)  Rust