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#59CD83

#59cd83 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd83 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 141.72°, 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4743

Complementary

  1. #59cd83
  2. #cd59a3

Split complementary

  1. #59cd83
  2. #bd59cd
  3. #cd5969

Analogous

  1. #69cd59
  2. #59cd83
  3. #59cdbd

Triadic

  1. #59cd83
  2. #8359cd
  3. #cd8359

Tetradic

  1. #59cd83
  2. #59a3cd
  3. #cd59a3
  4. #cd8359

Square

  1. #59cd83
  2. #5969cd
  3. #cd59a3
  4. #cdbd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c3c
  2. #32a75d
  3. #59cd83
  4. #94dfaf
  5. #cff0db

Shades

#59cd83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd83
  2. #50b976
  3. #47a469
  4. #3e905c
  5. #357b4f
  6. #2d6742
  7. #245234
  8. #1b3e27
  9. #12291a
  10. #09150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd83
  2. #6ad28f
  3. #7ad79c
  4. #8bdca8
  5. #9be1b5
  6. #ace6c1
  7. #bdebcd
  8. #cdf0da
  9. #def5e6
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd83
  2. #5dc583
  3. #61be82
  4. #65b682
  5. #69ae82
  6. #6da782
  7. #709f81
  8. #749781
  9. #788f81
  10. #7c8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37cbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc480 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fbe86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47cca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd83 {
  color: #59cd83;
}
Background
.bg-59cd83 {
  background-color: #59cd83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd83 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd83, #59cdbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 131 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.88 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.68 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.03 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.80 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.00 #a6327c Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd83  rgb(89, 205, 131)  hsl(142, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59a3  rgb(205, 89, 163)  hsl(322, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8359cd  rgb(131, 89, 205)  hsl(262, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd8359  rgb(205, 131, 89)  hsl(22, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna