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42DA9C
Emerald
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Conversion

HEX 42DA9C
RGB 66, 218, 156
CMYK 70, 0, 28, 15
HSB 156, 70, 85
HSL 156, 67, 56
LAB 78, -54, 19
XYZ 33, 54, 40
LCH 78, 57, 160
LUV 78, -60, 36
HWB 156, 26, 15

Variations

View this color variations of shades, tints, tones, hues and temperatures.

Shades

A shade is created by adding black to a base color, increasing its darkness. Shades appear more dramatic and richer.
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22AA74
1E9968
1B885D
187751
146645
11553A
0D442E
0A3323
072217
03110C
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Tints

A tint is created by adding white to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tints are likely to look pastel and less intense.
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51DDA5
5EDFAC
6CE2B3
79E5BA
87E7C1
94EAC7
A1ECCE
AFEFD5
BCF2DC
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D7F7EA
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Tones

A tone is created by adding gray to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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4ECF9C
54CA9B
59C49A
5EBF98
64BA97
69B496
6FAF95
74AA94
79A493
7F9F92
849A91
899490
8F8F8F

Hues

A hue refers to the basic family of a color from red to violet. Hues are variations of a base color on the color wheel.
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Temperatures

Color are often divided in cool and warm according to how we perceive them. Greens and blues are cool, whilst reds and yellows are warm.
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Color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel. Learn more

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
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44B2DA

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors on the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
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DA4480

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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DA444E

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel. They are very versatile, and work best with one dominant color.
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
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Blindness simulator

Check how a color is perceived by color blind people to create accessible designs. Learn more

Protanopia

59% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
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8385AB

Protanomaly

79% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
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5DA7A3

Deuteranopia

51% similar
1.2% of men, 0.01% of women
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7B6FAE

Deuteranomaly

84% similar
5% of men, 0.35% of women
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60B2A4

Tritanopia

79% similar
0.001% of men, 0.03% of women
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49B6B9

Tritanomaly

92% similar
0.0001% of the population
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47C9A7

Achromatopsia

73% similar
0.003% of the population
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A5A5A5

Achromatomaly

89% similar
0.001% of the population
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78BDA1

Contrast checker

Verify the contrast of a text on white and black backgrounds. For additional options use this tool.

White background

Very poor 1/5
Quote n. 30There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.

Cyril Connolly

Black background

Very good 4/5
Quote n. 30There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.

Cyril Connolly

Color libraries

View the most similar correspondences of this color with these popular color libraries.

Name

93% similar
50C878

RAL

85% similar
B7D9B1

HKS

86% similar
60B55A

Copic

92% similar

Prismacolor

92% similar

Color Palettes

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