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#59CD70

#59cd70 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd70 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 131.9°, 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4696

Complementary

  1. #59cd70
  2. #cd59b6

Split complementary

  1. #59cd70
  2. #aa59cd
  3. #cd597c

Analogous

  1. #7ccd59
  2. #59cd70
  3. #59cdaa

Triadic

  1. #59cd70
  2. #7059cd
  3. #cd7059

Tetradic

  1. #59cd70
  2. #59b6cd
  3. #cd59b6
  4. #cd7059

Square

  1. #59cd70
  2. #597ccd
  3. #cd59b6
  4. #cdaa59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c30
  2. #32a74a
  3. #59cd70
  4. #94dfa3
  5. #cff0d5

Shades

#59cd70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd70
  2. #50b965
  3. #47a45a
  4. #3e904e
  5. #357b43
  6. #2d6738
  7. #24522d
  8. #1b3e22
  9. #122916
  10. #09150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd70
  2. #6ad27e
  3. #7ad78d
  4. #8bdc9b
  5. #9be1a9
  6. #ace6b8
  7. #bdebc6
  8. #cdf0d4
  9. #def5e2
  10. #eefaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd70
  2. #5dc572
  3. #61be73
  4. #65b675
  5. #69ae76
  6. #6da778
  7. #709f7a
  8. #74977b
  9. #788f7d
  10. #7c887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbd69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b276 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fc9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc36c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1be74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4bcb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd70 {
  color: #59cd70;
}
Background
.bg-59cd70 {
  background-color: #59cd70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd70 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd70, #59cdaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.41 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.77 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.06 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.98 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.32 #a6328f Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd70  rgb(89, 205, 112)  hsl(132, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59b6  rgb(205, 89, 182)  hsl(312, 54%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#7059cd  rgb(112, 89, 205)  hsl(252, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd7059  rgb(205, 112, 89)  hsl(12, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta