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#59CD89

#59cd89 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd89 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 144.83°, 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4759

Complementary

  1. #59cd89
  2. #cd599d

Split complementary

  1. #59cd89
  2. #c359cd
  3. #cd5963

Analogous

  1. #63cd59
  2. #59cd89
  3. #59cdc3

Triadic

  1. #59cd89
  2. #8959cd
  3. #cd8959

Tetradic

  1. #59cd89
  2. #599dcd
  3. #cd599d
  4. #cd8959

Square

  1. #59cd89
  2. #5963cd
  3. #cd599d
  4. #cdc359

Monochromatic

  1. #216c40
  2. #32a763
  3. #59cd89
  4. #94dfb3
  5. #cff0dd

Shades

#59cd89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd89
  2. #50b97b
  3. #47a46e
  4. #3e9060
  5. #357b52
  6. #2d6745
  7. #245237
  8. #1b3e29
  9. #12291b
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd89
  2. #6ad295
  3. #7ad7a1
  4. #8bdcac
  5. #9be1b8
  6. #ace6c4
  7. #bdebd0
  8. #cdf0dc
  9. #def5e7
  10. #eefaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd89
  2. #5dc588
  3. #61be87
  4. #65b686
  5. #69ae85
  6. #6da785
  7. #709f84
  8. #749783
  9. #788f82
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbe85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb38d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34cbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebe8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45cca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd89 {
  color: #59cd89;
}
Background
.bg-59cd89 {
  background-color: #59cd89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd89 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd89, #59cdc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 137 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.83 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.02 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.64 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.82 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.48 #a63276 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd89  rgb(89, 205, 137)  hsl(145, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd599d  rgb(205, 89, 157)  hsl(325, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8959cd  rgb(137, 89, 205)  hsl(265, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cd8959  rgb(205, 137, 89)  hsl(25, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna