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#59CD81

#59cd81 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 140.69°, 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4737

Complementary

  1. #59cd81
  2. #cd59a5

Split complementary

  1. #59cd81
  2. #bb59cd
  3. #cd596b

Analogous

  1. #6bcd59
  2. #59cd81
  3. #59cdbb

Triadic

  1. #59cd81
  2. #8159cd
  3. #cd8159

Tetradic

  1. #59cd81
  2. #59a5cd
  3. #cd59a5
  4. #cd8159

Square

  1. #59cd81
  2. #596bcd
  3. #cd59a5
  4. #cdbb59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c3b
  2. #32a75b
  3. #59cd81
  4. #94dfae
  5. #cff0da

Shades

#59cd81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd81
  2. #50b974
  3. #47a467
  4. #3e905a
  5. #357b4d
  6. #2d6741
  7. #245234
  8. #1b3e27
  9. #12291a
  10. #09150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd81
  2. #6ad28e
  3. #7ad79a
  4. #8bdca7
  5. #9be1b3
  6. #ace6c0
  7. #bdebcd
  8. #cdf0d9
  9. #def5e6
  10. #eefaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd81
  2. #5dc581
  3. #61be81
  4. #65b681
  5. #69ae81
  6. #6da781
  7. #709f80
  8. #749780
  9. #788f80
  10. #7c8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38caba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc47e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fbe84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47cba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd81 {
  color: #59cd81;
}
Background
.bg-59cd81 {
  background-color: #59cd81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd81 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd81, #59cdbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 129 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.35 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.41 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.36 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.05 #a6327e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd81  rgb(89, 205, 129)  hsl(141, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59a5  rgb(205, 89, 165)  hsl(321, 54%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#8159cd  rgb(129, 89, 205)  hsl(261, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd8159  rgb(205, 129, 89)  hsl(21, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna