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#157B4E

#157b4e ≈ Cadmium Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#157b4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 48.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.59% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 153.53°, with 70.83% saturation and 28.24% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #157b4e
  2. #7b1542

Split complementary

  1. #157b4e
  2. #7b1575
  3. #7b1b15

Analogous

  1. #157b1b
  2. #157b4e
  3. #15757b

Triadic

  1. #157b4e
  2. #4e157b
  3. #7b4e15

Tetradic

  1. #157b4e
  2. #15427b
  3. #7b1542
  4. #7b4e15

Square

  1. #157b4e
  2. #1b157b
  3. #7b1542
  4. #757b15

Monochromatic

  1. #03110b
  2. #0a3a25
  3. #157b4e
  4. #20bc77
  5. #49e09d

Shades

#157b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157b4e
  2. #136f46
  3. #11623e
  4. #0f5637
  5. #0d4a2f
  6. #0b3e27
  7. #08311f
  8. #062517
  9. #041910
  10. #020c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#157b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157b4e
  2. #2c8860
  3. #449571
  4. #5ba383
  5. #73b095
  6. #8abda7
  7. #a1cab8
  8. #b9d7ca
  9. #d0e5dc
  10. #e8f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157b4e
  2. #207c53
  3. #2a7c58
  4. #357d5d
  5. #407d62
  6. #4b7e67
  7. #557e6c
  8. #607f71
  9. #6b7f76
  10. #75807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #567261 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a714b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61754c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157b4e {
  color: #157b4e;
}
Background
.bg-157b4e {
  background-color: #157b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-157b4e {
  border: 2px solid #157b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 123 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 154 71% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157b4e, #15757b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 123 78 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 5.72 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.22 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.96 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.34 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.70 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.86 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.85 #ea84b1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#157b4e  rgb(21, 123, 78)  hsl(154, 71%, 28%)  Cadmium Green
#7b1542  rgb(123, 21, 66)  hsl(334, 71%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e157b  rgb(78, 21, 123)  hsl(274, 71%, 28%)  Indigo
#7b4e15  rgb(123, 78, 21)  hsl(34, 71%, 28%)  Sepia