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#59CD73

#59cd73 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 133.45°, 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4702

Complementary

  1. #59cd73
  2. #cd59b3

Split complementary

  1. #59cd73
  2. #ad59cd
  3. #cd5979

Analogous

  1. #79cd59
  2. #59cd73
  3. #59cdad

Triadic

  1. #59cd73
  2. #7359cd
  3. #cd7359

Tetradic

  1. #59cd73
  2. #59b3cd
  3. #cd59b3
  4. #cd7359

Square

  1. #59cd73
  2. #5979cd
  3. #cd59b3
  4. #cdad59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c32
  2. #32a74d
  3. #59cd73
  4. #94dfa5
  5. #cff0d6

Shades

#59cd73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd73
  2. #50b968
  3. #47a45c
  4. #3e9051
  5. #357b45
  6. #2d673a
  7. #24522e
  8. #1b3e23
  9. #122917
  10. #09150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd73
  2. #6ad281
  3. #7ad78f
  4. #8bdc9d
  5. #9be1ab
  6. #ace6b9
  7. #bdebc7
  8. #cdf0d5
  9. #def5e3
  10. #eefaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd73
  2. #5dc574
  3. #61be76
  4. #65b677
  5. #69ae78
  6. #6da77a
  7. #709f7b
  8. #74977c
  9. #788f7d
  10. #7c887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbd6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ec9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc46f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0be77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4acba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd73 {
  color: #59cd73;
}
Background
.bg-59cd73 {
  background-color: #59cd73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd73 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd73, #59cdad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 115 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.25 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.95 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.74 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.09 #a6328c Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd73  rgb(89, 205, 115)  hsl(133, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59b3  rgb(205, 89, 179)  hsl(313, 54%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#7359cd  rgb(115, 89, 205)  hsl(253, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd7359  rgb(205, 115, 89)  hsl(13, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta