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#59CD7B

#59cd7b ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd7b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 137.59°, 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4722

Complementary

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #cd59ab

Split complementary

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #b559cd
  3. #cd5971

Analogous

  1. #71cd59
  2. #59cd7b
  3. #59cdb5

Triadic

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #7b59cd
  3. #cd7b59

Tetradic

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #59abcd
  3. #cd59ab
  4. #cd7b59

Square

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #5971cd
  3. #cd59ab
  4. #cdb559

Monochromatic

  1. #216c37
  2. #32a755
  3. #59cd7b
  4. #94dfaa
  5. #cff0d9

Shades

#59cd7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #50b96f
  3. #47a462
  4. #3e9056
  5. #357b4a
  6. #2d673e
  7. #245231
  8. #1b3e25
  9. #122919
  10. #09150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #6ad288
  3. #7ad795
  4. #8bdca3
  5. #9be1b0
  6. #ace6bd
  7. #bdebca
  8. #cdf0d7
  9. #def5e5
  10. #eefaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd7b
  2. #5dc57c
  3. #61be7c
  4. #65b67d
  5. #69ae7d
  6. #6da77e
  7. #709f7e
  8. #74977f
  9. #788f7f
  10. #7c8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cebd75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb280 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3bcab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc478 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0be7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49cba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd7b {
  color: #59cd7b;
}
Background
.bg-59cd7b {
  background-color: #59cd7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd7b {
  border: 2px solid #59cd7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd7b, #59cdb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 123 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.53 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.67 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.53 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.53 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.55 #a63284 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd7b  rgb(89, 205, 123)  hsl(138, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59ab  rgb(205, 89, 171)  hsl(318, 54%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#7b59cd  rgb(123, 89, 205)  hsl(258, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd7b59  rgb(205, 123, 89)  hsl(18, 54%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna