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#59CD69

#59cd69 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd69 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 128.28°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #59cd69
  2. #cd59bd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd69
  2. #a359cd
  3. #cd5983

Analogous

  1. #83cd59
  2. #59cd69
  3. #59cda3

Triadic

  1. #59cd69
  2. #6959cd
  3. #cd6959

Tetradic

  1. #59cd69
  2. #59bdcd
  3. #cd59bd
  4. #cd6959

Square

  1. #59cd69
  2. #5983cd
  3. #cd59bd
  4. #cda359

Monochromatic

  1. #216c2b
  2. #32a742
  3. #59cd69
  4. #94df9e
  5. #cff0d3

Shades

#59cd69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd69
  2. #50b95f
  3. #47a454
  4. #3e904a
  5. #357b3f
  6. #2d6735
  7. #24522a
  8. #1b3e20
  9. #122915
  10. #09150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd69
  2. #6ad278
  3. #7ad787
  4. #8bdc96
  5. #9be1a5
  6. #ace6b4
  7. #bdebc3
  8. #cdf0d2
  9. #def5e1
  10. #eefaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd69
  2. #5dc56b
  3. #61be6e
  4. #65b670
  5. #69ae72
  6. #6da775
  7. #709f77
  8. #749779
  9. #788f7b
  10. #7c887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0bc61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b270 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc364 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bd6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4cca9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd69 {
  color: #59cd69;
}
Background
.bg-59cd69 {
  background-color: #59cd69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd69 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd69, #59cda3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 105 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.68 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.04 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.55 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.33 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.19 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.82 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.88 #a63296 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd69  rgb(89, 205, 105)  hsl(128, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59bd  rgb(205, 89, 189)  hsl(308, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#6959cd  rgb(105, 89, 205)  hsl(248, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd6959  rgb(205, 105, 89)  hsl(8, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta