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#55BF64

#55bf64 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#55bf64 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 74.9% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.64% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 128.49°, with 45.3% saturation and 54.12% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4011

Complementary

  1. #55bf64
  2. #bf55b0

Split complementary

  1. #55bf64
  2. #9955bf
  3. #bf557b

Analogous

  1. #7bbf55
  2. #55bf64
  3. #55bf99

Triadic

  1. #55bf64
  2. #6455bf
  3. #bf6455

Tetradic

  1. #55bf64
  2. #55b0bf
  3. #bf55b0
  4. #bf6455

Square

  1. #55bf64
  2. #557bbf
  3. #bf55b0
  4. #bf9955

Monochromatic

  1. #22592a
  2. #379143
  3. #55bf64
  4. #8dd497
  5. #c4e9c9

Shades

#55bf64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bf64
  2. #4dac5a
  3. #449950
  4. #3c8646
  5. #33733c
  6. #2b6032
  7. #224c28
  8. #1a391e
  9. #112614
  10. #09130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bf64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bf64
  2. #66c574
  3. #77cc83
  4. #88d293
  5. #99d9a2
  6. #aadfb2
  7. #bbe5c1
  8. #ccecd1
  9. #ddf2e0
  10. #eef9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bf64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bf64
  2. #59b967
  3. #5eb26a
  4. #62ac6c
  5. #66a66f
  6. #6ba072
  7. #6f9975
  8. #739378
  9. #778d7a
  10. #7c867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b05d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a66a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40bba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b660 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97b168 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49bd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bf64 {
  color: #55bf64;
}
Background
.bg-55bf64 {
  background-color: #55bf64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bf64 {
  border: 2px solid #55bf64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bf64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 191 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bf64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bf64, #55bf99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bf64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 191 100 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.73 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.01 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.61 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.96 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.16 #aa409b Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Emerald
#55bf64  rgb(85, 191, 100)  hsl(128, 45%, 54%)  Emerald
#bf55b0  rgb(191, 85, 176)  hsl(308, 45%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#6455bf  rgb(100, 85, 191)  hsl(248, 45%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#bf6455  rgb(191, 100, 85)  hsl(8, 45%, 54%)  Indian Red