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#078A72

#078a72 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#078a72 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 54.12% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.39% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 169.01°, with 90.34% saturation and 28.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1944

Complementary

  1. #078a72
  2. #8a071f

Split complementary

  1. #078a72
  2. #8a0760
  3. #8a3107

Analogous

  1. #078a31
  2. #078a72
  3. #07608a

Triadic

  1. #078a72
  2. #72078a
  3. #8a7207

Tetradic

  1. #078a72
  2. #071f8a
  3. #8a071f
  4. #8a7207

Square

  1. #078a72
  2. #31078a
  3. #8a071f
  4. #608a07

Monochromatic

  1. #011310
  2. #034136
  3. #078a72
  4. #0bd3ae
  5. #35f5d2

Shades

#078a72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #078a72
  2. #067c67
  3. #066e5b
  4. #056150
  5. #045344
  6. #044539
  7. #03372e
  8. #022922
  9. #011c17
  10. #010e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#078a72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #078a72
  2. #209680
  3. #39a18e
  4. #51ad9c
  5. #6ab9aa
  6. #83c5b9
  7. #9cd0c7
  8. #b5dcd5
  9. #cde8e3
  10. #e6f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#078a72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #078a72
  2. #138973
  3. #1f8875
  4. #2b8776
  5. #378678
  6. #448579
  7. #50847a
  8. #5c837c
  9. #68827d
  10. #74817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #608177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858071 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767574 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698471 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7e73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-078a72 {
  color: #078a72;
}
Background
.bg-078a72 {
  background-color: #078a72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-078a72 {
  border: 2px solid #078a72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #078a72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 138 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-078a72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #078a72, #07608a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-078a72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 138 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.92 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.62 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.66 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.71 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.33 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.62 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.73 #f8758d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Viridian
#078a72  rgb(7, 138, 114)  hsl(169, 90%, 28%)  Viridian
#8a071f  rgb(138, 7, 31)  hsl(349, 90%, 28%)  Burgundy
#72078a  rgb(114, 7, 138)  hsl(289, 90%, 28%)  Purple
#8a7207  rgb(138, 114, 7)  hsl(49, 90%, 28%)  Olive