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#59CD6C

#59cd6c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd6c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.32% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 129.83°, 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4687

Complementary

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #cd59ba

Split complementary

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #a659cd
  3. #cd5980

Analogous

  1. #80cd59
  2. #59cd6c
  3. #59cda6

Triadic

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #6c59cd
  3. #cd6c59

Tetradic

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #59bacd
  3. #cd59ba
  4. #cd6c59

Square

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #5980cd
  3. #cd59ba
  4. #cda659

Monochromatic

  1. #216c2d
  2. #32a745
  3. #59cd6c
  4. #94dfa0
  5. #cff0d4

Shades

#59cd6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #50b961
  3. #47a456
  4. #3e904c
  5. #357b41
  6. #2d6736
  7. #24522b
  8. #1b3e20
  9. #122916
  10. #09150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #6ad27b
  3. #7ad789
  4. #8bdc98
  5. #9be1a7
  6. #ace6b6
  7. #bdebc4
  8. #cdf0d3
  9. #def5e2
  10. #eefaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd6c
  2. #5dc56e
  3. #61be70
  4. #65b672
  5. #69ae74
  6. #6da776
  7. #709f78
  8. #74977a
  9. #788f7c
  10. #7c887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac09e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbd64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b273 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc367 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bd70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bca9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd6c {
  color: #59cd6c;
}
Background
.bg-59cd6c {
  background-color: #59cd6c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd6c {
  border: 2px solid #59cd6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd6c, #59cda6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 108 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.24 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.61 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.62 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.87 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.67 #a63293 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd6c  rgb(89, 205, 108)  hsl(130, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59ba  rgb(205, 89, 186)  hsl(310, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#6c59cd  rgb(108, 89, 205)  hsl(250, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd6c59  rgb(205, 108, 89)  hsl(10, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta