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#2BC56D

#2bc56d ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2bc56d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 77.25% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.67% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 145.71°, with 64.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4155

Complementary

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #c52b83

Split complementary

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #ba2bc5
  3. #c52b36

Analogous

  1. #36c52b
  2. #2bc56d
  3. #2bc5ba

Triadic

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #6d2bc5
  3. #c56d2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #2b83c5
  3. #c52b83
  4. #c56d2b

Square

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #2b36c5
  3. #c52b83
  4. #c5ba2b

Monochromatic

  1. #104728
  2. #1d864a
  3. #2bc56d
  4. #60dc95
  5. #9feabf

Shades

#2bc56d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #27b162
  3. #229e57
  4. #1e8a4c
  5. #1a7641
  6. #166337
  7. #114f2c
  8. #0d3b21
  9. #092716
  10. #04140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc56d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #40cb7c
  3. #55d18a
  4. #6bd699
  5. #80dca7
  6. #95e2b6
  7. #aae8c5
  8. #bfeed3
  9. #d5f3e2
  10. #eaf9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc56d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc56d
  2. #34be6f
  3. #3cb771
  4. #45b073
  5. #4da975
  6. #56a377
  7. #5e9c78
  8. #67957a
  9. #6f8e7c
  10. #78877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a873 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fbb69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b471 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc56d {
  color: #2bc56d;
}
Background
.bg-2bc56d {
  background-color: #2bc56d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc56d {
  border: 2px solid #2bc56d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc56d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 197 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc56d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc56d, #2bc5ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc56d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 197 109 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.49 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.78 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.60 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.39 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.40 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.54 #d43a92 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#2bc56d  rgb(43, 197, 109)  hsl(146, 64%, 47%)  Emerald
#c52b83  rgb(197, 43, 131)  hsl(326, 64%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#6d2bc5  rgb(109, 43, 197)  hsl(266, 64%, 47%)  Blue Violet
#c56d2b  rgb(197, 109, 43)  hsl(26, 64%, 47%)  Chocolate