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#46BB5D

#46bb5d ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#46bb5d is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.27% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 131.79°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3763

Complementary

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #bb46a4

Split complementary

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #9746bb
  3. #bb466a

Analogous

  1. #6abb46
  2. #46bb5d
  3. #46bb97

Triadic

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #5d46bb
  3. #bb5d46

Tetradic

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #46a4bb
  3. #bb46a4
  4. #bb5d46

Square

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #466abb
  3. #bb46a4
  4. #bb9746

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4c25
  2. #318441
  3. #46bb5d
  4. #7ed08e
  5. #b6e4bf

Shades

#46bb5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #3fa854
  3. #38964a
  4. #318341
  5. #2a7038
  6. #235e2f
  7. #1c4b25
  8. #15381c
  9. #0e2513
  10. #071309
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bb5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #59c26d
  3. #6bc97d
  4. #7ecf8e
  5. #90d69e
  6. #a3ddae
  7. #b5e4be
  8. #c8ebce
  9. #daf1df
  10. #edf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bb5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bb5d
  2. #4cb561
  3. #52af64
  4. #57a968
  5. #5da36b
  6. #639e6f
  7. #699872
  8. #6f9276
  9. #748c79
  10. #7a867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89ae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea164 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26b7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb258 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90ac61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35b98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bb5d {
  color: #46bb5d;
}
Background
.bg-46bb5d {
  background-color: #46bb5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bb5d {
  border: 2px solid #46bb5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bb5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bb5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bb5d, #46bb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bb5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 93 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.09 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.97 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.63 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.75 #b944a2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#46bb5d  rgb(70, 187, 93)  hsl(132, 46%, 50%)  Emerald
#bb46a4  rgb(187, 70, 164)  hsl(312, 46%, 50%)  Mulberry
#5d46bb  rgb(93, 70, 187)  hsl(252, 46%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bb5d46  rgb(187, 93, 70)  hsl(12, 46%, 50%)  Redwood