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#3CDC8A

#3cdc8a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3cdc8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 149.25°, with 69.57% saturation and 54.9% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5398

Complementary

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #dc3c8e

Split complementary

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #da3cdc
  3. #dc3c3e

Analogous

  1. #3edc3c
  2. #3cdc8a
  3. #3cdcda

Triadic

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #8a3cdc
  3. #dc8a3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #3c8edc
  3. #dc3c8e
  4. #dc8a3c

Square

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #3c3edc
  3. #dc3c8e
  4. #dcda3c

Monochromatic

  1. #136c3e
  2. #1fad64
  3. #3cdc8a
  4. #7de8b1
  5. #bef3d8

Shades

#3cdc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #36c67c
  3. #30b06e
  4. #2a9a61
  5. #248453
  6. #1e6e45
  7. #185837
  8. #124229
  9. #0c2c1c
  10. #06160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cdc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #50e096
  3. #63e3a1
  4. #77e7ad
  5. #8aeab9
  6. #9eeec5
  7. #b1f1d0
  8. #c5f5dc
  9. #d8f8e8
  10. #ecfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cdc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cdc8a
  2. #43d389
  3. #4aca88
  4. #50c087
  5. #57b786
  6. #5eae85
  7. #65a584
  8. #6c9c83
  9. #729282
  10. #798981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bd8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2d287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2ca8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cdc8a {
  color: #3cdc8a;
}
Background
.bg-3cdc8a {
  background-color: #3cdc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cdc8a {
  border: 2px solid #3cdc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cdc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cdc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cdc8a, #3cdcda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cdc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.13 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.52 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.65 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.43 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.79 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.26 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.06 #c32375 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#3cdc8a  rgb(60, 220, 138)  hsl(149, 70%, 55%)  Emerald
#dc3c8e  rgb(220, 60, 142)  hsl(329, 70%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8a3cdc  rgb(138, 60, 220)  hsl(269, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#dc8a3c  rgb(220, 138, 60)  hsl(29, 70%, 55%)  Peru