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#00422C

#00422c ≈ British Racing Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#00422c is a color from the teal family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 25.88% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 12.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.0408

Complementary

  1. #00422c
  2. #420016

Split complementary

  1. #00422c
  2. #420037
  3. #420b00

Analogous

  1. #00420b
  2. #00422c
  3. #003742

Triadic

  1. #00422c
  2. #2c0042
  3. #422c00

Tetradic

  1. #00422c
  2. #001642
  3. #420016
  4. #422c00

Square

  1. #00422c
  2. #0b0042
  3. #420016
  4. #374200

Monochromatic

  1. #00140e
  2. #00140e
  3. #00422c
  4. #008e5f
  5. #00db92

Shades

#00422c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00422c
  2. #003b28
  3. #003523
  4. #002e1f
  5. #00281a
  6. #002116
  7. #001a12
  8. #00140d
  9. #000d09
  10. #000704
  11. #000000

Tints

#00422c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00422c
  2. #1a5541
  3. #336856
  4. #4d7b6b
  5. #668e80
  6. #80a196
  7. #99b3ab
  8. #b3c6c0
  9. #ccd9d5
  10. #e6ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00422c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00422c
  2. #0d4834
  3. #1a4e3d
  4. #265545
  5. #335b4e
  6. #406156
  7. #4d675e
  8. #5a6d67
  9. #66746f
  10. #737a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3d34 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413c2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39372d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00423c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323f2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c3c2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004236 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00422c {
  color: #00422c;
}
Background
.bg-00422c {
  background-color: #00422c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00422c {
  border: 2px solid #00422c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00422c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 66 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 100% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00422c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00422c, #003742);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00422c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 66 44 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 2.56 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 5.45 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.73 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 13.05 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 13.05 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.86 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 14.03 #ffbdd3 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#00422c  rgb(0, 66, 44)  hsl(160, 100%, 13%)  British Racing Green
#420016  rgb(66, 0, 22)  hsl(340, 100%, 13%)  Tyrian Purple
#2c0042  rgb(44, 0, 66)  hsl(280, 100%, 13%)  Persian Indigo
#422c00  rgb(66, 44, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 13%)  Bistre