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#59CD90

#59cd90 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd90 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 148.45°, 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.478

Complementary

  1. #59cd90
  2. #cd5996

Split complementary

  1. #59cd90
  2. #ca59cd
  3. #cd595c

Analogous

  1. #5ccd59
  2. #59cd90
  3. #59cdca

Triadic

  1. #59cd90
  2. #9059cd
  3. #cd9059

Tetradic

  1. #59cd90
  2. #5996cd
  3. #cd5996
  4. #cd9059

Square

  1. #59cd90
  2. #595ccd
  3. #cd5996
  4. #cdca59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c45
  2. #32a76a
  3. #59cd90
  4. #94dfb7
  5. #cff0df

Shades

#59cd90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd90
  2. #50b982
  3. #47a473
  4. #3e9065
  5. #357b56
  6. #2d6748
  7. #24523a
  8. #1b3e2b
  9. #12291d
  10. #09150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd90
  2. #6ad29b
  3. #7ad7a6
  4. #8bdcb1
  5. #9be1bc
  6. #ace6c8
  7. #bdebd3
  8. #cdf0de
  9. #def5e9
  10. #eefaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd90
  2. #5dc58e
  3. #61be8d
  4. #65b68b
  5. #69ae8a
  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 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbf8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb394 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2fccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac58e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbe92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44ccad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd90 {
  color: #59cd90;
}
Background
.bg-59cd90 {
  background-color: #59cd90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd90 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd90, #59cdca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 144 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.19 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.91 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.45 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.69 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.92 #a6326f Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Emerald
#59cd90  rgb(89, 205, 144)  hsl(148, 54%, 58%)  Emerald
#cd5996  rgb(205, 89, 150)  hsl(328, 54%, 58%)  Mulberry
#9059cd  rgb(144, 89, 205)  hsl(268, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#cd9059  rgb(205, 144, 89)  hsl(28, 54%, 58%)  Persian Orange