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#59CD85

#59cd85 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 142.76°, 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4748

Complementary

  1. #59cd85
  2. #cd59a1

Split complementary

  1. #59cd85
  2. #bf59cd
  3. #cd5967

Analogous

  1. #67cd59
  2. #59cd85
  3. #59cdbf

Triadic

  1. #59cd85
  2. #8559cd
  3. #cd8559

Tetradic

  1. #59cd85
  2. #59a1cd
  3. #cd59a1
  4. #cd8559

Square

  1. #59cd85
  2. #5967cd
  3. #cd59a1
  4. #cdbf59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c3d
  2. #32a75f
  3. #59cd85
  4. #94dfb0
  5. #cff0db

Shades

#59cd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd85
  2. #50b978
  3. #47a46a
  4. #3e905d
  5. #357b50
  6. #2d6743
  7. #245235
  8. #1b3e28
  9. #12291b
  10. #09150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd85
  2. #6ad291
  3. #7ad79d
  4. #8bdcaa
  5. #9be1b6
  6. #ace6c2
  7. #bdebce
  8. #cdf0da
  9. #def5e7
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd85
  2. #5dc585
  3. #61be84
  4. #65b684
  5. #69ae83
  6. #6da783
  7. #709f82
  8. #749782
  9. #788f81
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36cbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fbe88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46cca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd85 {
  color: #59cd85;
}
Background
.bg-59cd85 {
  background-color: #59cd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd85 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd85, #59cdbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 133 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.16 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.97 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.98 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.19 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.62 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.98 #a6327a Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd85  rgb(89, 205, 133)  hsl(143, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd59a1  rgb(205, 89, 161)  hsl(323, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8559cd  rgb(133, 89, 205)  hsl(263, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cd8559  rgb(205, 133, 89)  hsl(23, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna