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#017C4E

#017c4e ≈ Cadmium Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#017c4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 48.63% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.1% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 157.56°, with 98.4% saturation and 24.51% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #017c4e
  2. #7c012f

Split complementary

  1. #017c4e
  2. #7c016d
  3. #7c1001

Analogous

  1. #017c10
  2. #017c4e
  3. #016d7c

Triadic

  1. #017c4e
  2. #4e017c
  3. #7c4e01

Tetradic

  1. #017c4e
  2. #012f7c
  3. #7c012f
  4. #7c4e01

Square

  1. #017c4e
  2. #10017c
  3. #7c012f
  4. #6d7c01

Monochromatic

  1. #00140d
  2. #00301e
  3. #017c4e
  4. #02c87e
  5. #19fda8

Shades

#017c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #017c4e
  2. #017046
  3. #01633e
  4. #015737
  5. #014a2f
  6. #013e27
  7. #00321f
  8. #002517
  9. #001910
  10. #000c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#017c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #017c4e
  2. #1a8960
  3. #349671
  4. #4da383
  5. #67b095
  6. #80bea7
  7. #99cbb8
  8. #b3d8ca
  9. #cce5dc
  10. #e6f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#017c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #017c4e
  2. #0e7c53
  3. #1a7d58
  4. #277d5d
  5. #347e62
  6. #417e67
  7. #4d7e6c
  8. #5a7f71
  9. #677f76
  10. #73807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #557361 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b714b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60764c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #567150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-017c4e {
  color: #017c4e;
}
Background
.bg-017c4e {
  background-color: #017c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-017c4e {
  border: 2px solid #017c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #017c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 124 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 98% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-017c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #017c4e, #016d7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-017c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 124 78 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 5.95 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.15 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.08 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.92 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.98 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.43 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.85 #fe83b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#017c4e  rgb(1, 124, 78)  hsl(158, 98%, 25%)  Cadmium Green
#7c012f  rgb(124, 1, 47)  hsl(338, 98%, 25%)  Claret
#4e017c  rgb(78, 1, 124)  hsl(278, 98%, 25%)  Indigo
#7c4e01  rgb(124, 78, 1)  hsl(38, 98%, 25%)  Sepia