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Emerald Palette

Emerald Palette: #50C878, #C851A0, #64C851, #51C8B4. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Emerald Palette assigns primary #50C878, secondary #C851A0, surface #64C851, background #51C8B4, accent #000000. The set spans Green, Pink, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #51C8B4 at 0.4635; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Green palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Emerald Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#50C878Paris Green
Secondary#C851A0#C851A0
Surface#64C851#64C851
Background#51C8B4#51C8B4
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-emerald-primary: #50C878;
--palette-emerald-secondary: #C851A0;
--palette-emerald-surface: #64C851;
--palette-emerald-background: #51C8B4;
--palette-emerald-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Emerald Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#50C878
Black 9.87:1 · White 2.13:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C851A0
Black 5.14:1 · White 4.09:1
Best #000000
Surface#64C851
Black 9.92:1 · White 2.12:1
Best #000000
Background#51C8B4
Black 10.27:1 · White 2.04:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Emerald Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Emerald Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Emerald Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4437
Black text9.87:1AA Pass
White text2.13:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#50C878",
    "name": "Paris Green"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C851A0",
    "name": "#C851A0"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#64C851",
    "name": "#64C851"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#51C8B4",
    "name": "#51C8B4"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#50C878",
    "name": "Paris Green",
    "blackContrast": 9.87,
    "whiteContrast": 2.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C851A0",
    "name": "#C851A0",
    "blackContrast": 5.14,
    "whiteContrast": 4.09,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#64C851",
    "name": "#64C851",
    "blackContrast": 9.92,
    "whiteContrast": 2.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#51C8B4",
    "name": "#51C8B4",
    "blackContrast": 10.27,
    "whiteContrast": 2.04,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "emerald palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "pink palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-emerald-primary: #50C878;\n--palette-emerald-secondary: #C851A0;\n--palette-emerald-surface: #64C851;\n--palette-emerald-background: #51C8B4;\n--palette-emerald-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "emerald",
  "name": "Emerald Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "emerald",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Emerald, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Emerald Palette combines primary #50C878, secondary #C851A0, surface #64C851, background #51C8B4, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, cyan palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "emerald palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "pink palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#50C878",
      "slug": "paris-green",
      "name": "Paris Green",
      "rgb": [
        80,
        200,
        120
      ],
      "hsl": [
        140,
        52,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        60,
        0,
        40,
        22
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4437,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.87,
        "white": 2.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/paris-green/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C851A0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C851A0",
      "rgb": [
        200,
        81,
        160
      ],
      "hsl": [
        320,
        52,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        60,
        20,
        22
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.207,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.14,
        "white": 4.09
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#64C851",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#64C851",
      "rgb": [
        100,
        200,
        81
      ],
      "hsl": [
        110,
        52,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        0,
        60,
        22
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4461,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.92,
        "white": 2.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#51C8B4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#51C8B4",
      "rgb": [
        81,
        200,
        180
      ],
      "hsl": [
        170,
        52,
        55
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        60,
        0,
        10,
        22
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4635,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.27,
        "white": 2.04
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#50C878",
      "name": "Paris Green"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C851A0",
      "name": "#C851A0"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#64C851",
      "name": "#64C851"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#51C8B4",
      "name": "#51C8B4"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#50C878",
      "name": "Paris Green",
      "blackContrast": 9.87,
      "whiteContrast": 2.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C851A0",
      "name": "#C851A0",
      "blackContrast": 5.14,
      "whiteContrast": 4.09,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#64C851",
      "name": "#64C851",
      "blackContrast": 9.92,
      "whiteContrast": 2.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#51C8B4",
      "name": "#51C8B4",
      "blackContrast": 10.27,
      "whiteContrast": 2.04,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-emerald-primary: #50C878;\n--palette-emerald-secondary: #C851A0;\n--palette-emerald-surface: #64C851;\n--palette-emerald-background: #51C8B4;\n--palette-emerald-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/emerald.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/emerald/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/emerald.json"
}
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