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#59CD88

#59cd88 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd88 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 144.31°, 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4756

Complementary

  1. #59cd88
  2. #cd599e

Split complementary

  1. #59cd88
  2. #c259cd
  3. #cd5964

Analogous

  1. #64cd59
  2. #59cd88
  3. #59cdc2

Triadic

  1. #59cd88
  2. #8859cd
  3. #cd8859

Tetradic

  1. #59cd88
  2. #599ecd
  3. #cd599e
  4. #cd8859

Square

  1. #59cd88
  2. #5964cd
  3. #cd599e
  4. #cdc259

Monochromatic

  1. #216c3f
  2. #32a762
  3. #59cd88
  4. #94dfb2
  5. #cff0dc

Shades

#59cd88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd88
  2. #50b97a
  3. #47a46d
  4. #3e905f
  5. #357b52
  6. #2d6744
  7. #245236
  8. #1b3e29
  9. #12291b
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd88
  2. #6ad294
  3. #7ad7a0
  4. #8bdcac
  5. #9be1b8
  6. #ace6c4
  7. #bdebcf
  8. #cdf0db
  9. #def5e7
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd88
  2. #5dc587
  3. #61be86
  4. #65b686
  5. #69ae85
  6. #6da784
  7. #709f83
  8. #749782
  9. #788f82
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34cbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac485 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebe8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46cca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd88 {
  color: #59cd88;
}
Background
.bg-59cd88 {
  background-color: #59cd88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd88 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd88, #59cdc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 136 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.65 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.19 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.19 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.44 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.47 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.03 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.61 #a63277 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd88  rgb(89, 205, 136)  hsl(144, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd599e  rgb(205, 89, 158)  hsl(324, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8859cd  rgb(136, 89, 205)  hsl(264, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cd8859  rgb(205, 136, 89)  hsl(24, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna