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#5BC274

#5bc274 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5bc274 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 76.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.21% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 134.56°, with 45.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4207

Complementary

  1. #5bc274
  2. #c25ba9

Split complementary

  1. #5bc274
  2. #a75bc2
  3. #c25b75

Analogous

  1. #75c25b
  2. #5bc274
  3. #5bc2a7

Triadic

  1. #5bc274
  2. #745bc2
  3. #c2745b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc274
  2. #5ba9c2
  3. #c25ba9
  4. #c2745b

Square

  1. #5bc274
  2. #5b75c2
  3. #c25ba9
  4. #c2a75b

Monochromatic

  1. #246032
  2. #399850
  3. #5bc274
  4. #93d7a3
  5. #cbebd3

Shades

#5bc274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc274
  2. #52af68
  3. #499b5d
  4. #408851
  5. #377446
  6. #2e613a
  7. #244e2e
  8. #1b3a23
  9. #122717
  10. #09130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc274
  2. #6bc882
  3. #7cce90
  4. #8cd49e
  5. #9ddaac
  6. #ade1ba
  7. #bde7c7
  8. #ceedd5
  9. #def3e3
  10. #eff9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc274
  2. #5fbb75
  3. #62b576
  4. #66ae78
  5. #6aa879
  6. #6ea17a
  7. #719a7b
  8. #75947c
  9. #798d7e
  10. #7c877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b69a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b36e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5aa79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b971 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b477 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ec09b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc274 {
  color: #5bc274;
}
Background
.bg-5bc274 {
  background-color: #5bc274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc274 {
  border: 2px solid #5bc274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 194 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 46% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc274, #5bc2a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 194 116 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.88 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.70 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.28 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.03 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.88 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.90 #a43d8b Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Emerald
#5bc274  rgb(91, 194, 116)  hsl(135, 46%, 56%)  Emerald
#c25ba9  rgb(194, 91, 169)  hsl(315, 46%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#745bc2  rgb(116, 91, 194)  hsl(255, 46%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c2745b  rgb(194, 116, 91)  hsl(15, 46%, 56%)  Terra Cotta