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#59CD8F

#59cd8f ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 147.93°, 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.4777

Complementary

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #cd5997

Split complementary

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #c959cd
  3. #cd595d

Analogous

  1. #5dcd59
  2. #59cd8f
  3. #59cdc9

Triadic

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #8f59cd
  3. #cd8f59

Tetradic

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #5997cd
  3. #cd5997
  4. #cd8f59

Square

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #595dcd
  3. #cd5997
  4. #cdc959

Monochromatic

  1. #216c44
  2. #32a769
  3. #59cd8f
  4. #94dfb7
  5. #cff0de

Shades

#59cd8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #50b981
  3. #47a472
  4. #3e9064
  5. #357b56
  6. #2d6748
  7. #245239
  8. #1b3e2b
  9. #12291d
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #6ad29a
  3. #7ad7a5
  4. #8bdcb1
  5. #9be1bc
  6. #ace6c7
  7. #bdebd2
  8. #cdf0dd
  9. #def5e9
  10. #eefaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #5dc58e
  3. #61be8c
  4. #65b68b
  5. #69ae89
  6. #6da788
  7. #709f86
  8. #749785
  9. #788f83
  10. #7c8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbf8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #30ccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac58d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ebe91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44ccac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd8f {
  color: #59cd8f;
}
Background
.bg-59cd8f {
  background-color: #59cd8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd8f {
  border: 2px solid #59cd8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd8f, #59cdc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 143 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.99 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.06 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.58 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.39 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.73 #a63270 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd8f  rgb(89, 205, 143)  hsl(148, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd5997  rgb(205, 89, 151)  hsl(328, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#8f59cd  rgb(143, 89, 205)  hsl(268, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cd8f59  rgb(205, 143, 89)  hsl(28, 54%, 58%)  Persian Orange