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#005F40

#005f40 ≈ Cadmium Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#005f40 is a color from the teal family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 37.25% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.63% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 160.42°, with 100% saturation and 18.63% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#006633
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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #005f40
  2. #5f001f

Split complementary

  1. #005f40
  2. #5f004f
  3. #5f1100

Analogous

  1. #005f11
  2. #005f40
  3. #004f5f

Triadic

  1. #005f40
  2. #40005f
  3. #5f4000

Tetradic

  1. #005f40
  2. #001f5f
  3. #5f001f
  4. #5f4000

Square

  1. #005f40
  2. #11005f
  3. #5f001f
  4. #4f5f00

Monochromatic

  1. #00140e
  2. #00140e
  3. #005f40
  4. #00ac74
  5. #00f8a7

Shades

#005f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005f40
  2. #00563a
  3. #004c33
  4. #00432d
  5. #003926
  6. #003020
  7. #00261a
  8. #001d13
  9. #00130d
  10. #000a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#005f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005f40
  2. #1a6f53
  3. #337f66
  4. #4d8f79
  5. #669f8c
  6. #80afa0
  7. #99bfb3
  8. #b3cfc6
  9. #ccdfd9
  10. #e6efec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005f40
  2. #0d6246
  3. #1a664d
  4. #266953
  5. #336c5a
  6. #407060
  7. #4d7366
  8. #5a766d
  9. #667973
  10. #737d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40584c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d573e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #535042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495a3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415641 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005f40 {
  color: #005f40;
}
Background
.bg-005f40 {
  background-color: #005f40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005f40 {
  border: 2px solid #005f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 95 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 100% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005f40, #004f5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 95 64 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 5.54 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 6.13 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.35 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 9.17 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 12.37 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.64 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 13.06 #ffa0bf Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#005f40  rgb(0, 95, 64)  hsl(160, 100%, 19%)  Cadmium Green
#5f001f  rgb(95, 0, 31)  hsl(340, 100%, 19%)  Claret
#40005f  rgb(64, 0, 95)  hsl(280, 100%, 19%)  Indigo
#5f4000  rgb(95, 64, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 19%)  Field Drab