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#59CD8C

#59cd8c ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd8c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 146.38°, 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4768

Complementary

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #cd599a

Split complementary

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #c659cd
  3. #cd5960

Analogous

  1. #60cd59
  2. #59cd8c
  3. #59cdc6

Triadic

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #8c59cd
  3. #cd8c59

Tetradic

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #599acd
  3. #cd599a
  4. #cd8c59

Square

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #5960cd
  3. #cd599a
  4. #cdc659

Monochromatic

  1. #216c42
  2. #32a766
  3. #59cd8c
  4. #94dfb5
  5. #cff0dd

Shades

#59cd8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #50b97e
  3. #47a470
  4. #3e9062
  5. #357b54
  6. #2d6746
  7. #245238
  8. #1b3e2a
  9. #12291c
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #6ad298
  3. #7ad7a3
  4. #8bdcaf
  5. #9be1ba
  6. #ace6c6
  7. #bdebd1
  8. #cdf0dd
  9. #def5e8
  10. #eefaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd8c
  2. #5dc58b
  3. #61be8a
  4. #65b688
  5. #69ae87
  6. #6da786
  7. #709f85
  8. #749784
  9. #788f82
  10. #7c8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbe88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb390 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32cbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac48a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebe8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45ccab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd8c {
  color: #59cd8c;
}
Background
.bg-59cd8c {
  background-color: #59cd8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd8c {
  border: 2px solid #59cd8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 146 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd8c, #59cdc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 140 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.39 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.53 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.21 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.11 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.17 #a63273 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd8c  rgb(89, 205, 140)  hsl(146, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd599a  rgb(205, 89, 154)  hsl(326, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8c59cd  rgb(140, 89, 205)  hsl(266, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cd8c59  rgb(205, 140, 89)  hsl(26, 54%, 58%)  Persian Orange