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#59CD78

#59cd78 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd78 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 136.03°, 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4714

Complementary

  1. #59cd78
  2. #cd59ae

Split complementary

  1. #59cd78
  2. #b259cd
  3. #cd5974

Analogous

  1. #74cd59
  2. #59cd78
  3. #59cdb2

Triadic

  1. #59cd78
  2. #7859cd
  3. #cd7859

Tetradic

  1. #59cd78
  2. #59aecd
  3. #cd59ae
  4. #cd7859

Square

  1. #59cd78
  2. #5974cd
  3. #cd59ae
  4. #cdb259

Monochromatic

  1. #216c35
  2. #32a752
  3. #59cd78
  4. #94dfa8
  5. #cff0d8

Shades

#59cd78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd78
  2. #50b96c
  3. #47a460
  4. #3e9054
  5. #357b48
  6. #2d673c
  7. #245230
  8. #1b3e24
  9. #122918
  10. #09150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd78
  2. #6ad286
  3. #7ad793
  4. #8bdca1
  5. #9be1ae
  6. #ace6bc
  7. #bdebc9
  8. #cdf0d7
  9. #def5e4
  10. #eefaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd78
  2. #5dc579
  3. #61be7a
  4. #65b67a
  5. #69ae7b
  6. #6da77c
  7. #709f7d
  8. #74977e
  9. #788f7e
  10. #7c887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebd72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb27e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ccab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0be7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49cba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd78 {
  color: #59cd78;
}
Background
.bg-59cd78 {
  background-color: #59cd78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd78 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd78, #59cdb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 120 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.10 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.57 #a63287 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd78  rgb(89, 205, 120)  hsl(136, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59ae  rgb(205, 89, 174)  hsl(316, 54%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#7859cd  rgb(120, 89, 205)  hsl(256, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd7859  rgb(205, 120, 89)  hsl(16, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta