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#12978B

#12978b ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12978b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 59.22% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.95% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 174.59°, with 78.7% saturation and 33.14% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.2413

Complementary

  1. #12978b
  2. #97121e

Split complementary

  1. #12978b
  2. #971261
  3. #974912

Analogous

  1. #129749
  2. #12978b
  3. #126197

Triadic

  1. #12978b
  2. #8b1297
  3. #978b12

Tetradic

  1. #12978b
  2. #121e97
  3. #97121e
  4. #978b12

Square

  1. #12978b
  2. #491297
  3. #97121e
  4. #619712

Monochromatic

  1. #021211
  2. #0a534c
  3. #12978b
  4. #1adbca
  5. #57ebde

Shades

#12978b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12978b
  2. #10887d
  3. #0e796f
  4. #0d6a61
  5. #0b5b53
  6. #094c46
  7. #073c38
  8. #052d2a
  9. #041e1c
  10. #020f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#12978b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12978b
  2. #2aa197
  3. #41aca2
  4. #59b6ae
  5. #71c1b9
  6. #89cbc5
  7. #a0d5d1
  8. #b8e0dc
  9. #d0eae8
  10. #e7f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12978b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12978b
  2. #1d958a
  3. #289289
  4. #339088
  5. #3e8e87
  6. #498c86
  7. #548984
  8. #5f8783
  9. #6a8582
  10. #758281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8e8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e828c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71928b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #648b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12978b {
  color: #12978b;
}
Background
.bg-12978b {
  background-color: #12978b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12978b {
  border: 2px solid #12978b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12978b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 151 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 79% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12978b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12978b, #126197);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12978b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 151 139 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.13 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.10 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.59 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.21 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.56 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.62 #ed6874 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#12978b  rgb(18, 151, 139)  hsl(175, 79%, 33%)  Persian Green
#97121e  rgb(151, 18, 30)  hsl(355, 79%, 33%)  Carmine
#8b1297  rgb(139, 18, 151)  hsl(295, 79%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#978b12  rgb(151, 139, 18)  hsl(55, 79%, 33%)  Olive