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#078A74

#078a74 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#078a74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.94% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 169.92°, 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1948

Complementary

  1. #078a74
  2. #8a071d

Split complementary

  1. #078a74
  2. #8a075f
  3. #8a3207

Analogous

  1. #078a32
  2. #078a74
  3. #075f8a

Triadic

  1. #078a74
  2. #74078a
  3. #8a7407

Tetradic

  1. #078a74
  2. #071d8a
  3. #8a071d
  4. #8a7407

Square

  1. #078a74
  2. #32078a
  3. #8a071d
  4. #5f8a07

Monochromatic

  1. #011310
  2. #034137
  3. #078a74
  4. #0bd3b1
  5. #35f5d5

Shades

#078a74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #078a74
  2. #067c68
  3. #066e5d
  4. #056151
  5. #045346
  6. #04453a
  7. #03372e
  8. #022923
  9. #011c17
  10. #010e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#078a74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #078a74
  2. #209682
  3. #39a190
  4. #51ad9e
  5. #6ab9ac
  6. #83c5ba
  7. #9cd0c7
  8. #b5dcd5
  9. #cde8e3
  10. #e6f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#078a74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #078a74
  2. #138975
  3. #1f8876
  4. #2b8778
  5. #378679
  6. #44857a
  7. #50847b
  8. #5c837c
  9. #68827e
  10. #74817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #608178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848073 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767676 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7e75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-078a74 {
  color: #078a74;
}
Background
.bg-078a74 {
  background-color: #078a74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-078a74 {
  border: 2px solid #078a74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #078a74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 138 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-078a74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #078a74, #075f8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-078a74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 138 116 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.94 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.28 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.72 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.63 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.12 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.18 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.38 #f8758b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Viridian
#078a74  rgb(7, 138, 116)  hsl(170, 90%, 28%)  Viridian
#8a071d  rgb(138, 7, 29)  hsl(350, 90%, 28%)  Carmine
#74078a  rgb(116, 7, 138)  hsl(290, 90%, 28%)  Purple
#8a7407  rgb(138, 116, 7)  hsl(50, 90%, 28%)  Olive