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#178261

#178261 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178261 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 50.98% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.38% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 161.5°, with 69.93% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #178261
  2. #821738

Split complementary

  1. #178261
  2. #82176d
  3. #822c17

Analogous

  1. #17822c
  2. #178261
  3. #176d82

Triadic

  1. #178261
  2. #611782
  3. #826117

Tetradic

  1. #178261
  2. #173882
  3. #821738
  4. #826117

Square

  1. #178261
  2. #2c1782
  3. #821738
  4. #6d8217

Monochromatic

  1. #03110d
  2. #0c4131
  3. #178261
  4. #23c392
  5. #52e0b4

Shades

#178261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178261
  2. #157557
  3. #12684e
  4. #105b44
  5. #0e4e3a
  6. #0c4131
  7. #093427
  8. #07271d
  9. #051a13
  10. #020d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#178261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178261
  2. #2e8f71
  3. #459b81
  4. #5da890
  5. #74b4a0
  6. #8bc1b0
  7. #a2cdc0
  8. #b9dad0
  9. #d1e6df
  10. #e8f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178261
  2. #228264
  3. #2c8267
  4. #37816a
  5. #41816d
  6. #4c8171
  7. #568174
  8. #618177
  9. #6b807a
  10. #76807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b796c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f785f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726f63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657c60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b7762 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178261 {
  color: #178261;
}
Background
.bg-178261 {
  background-color: #178261;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-178261 {
  border: 2px solid #178261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 130 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178261, #176d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 130 97 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.13 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 5.45 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.20 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.61 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.65 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.79 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.06 #e87d9e Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Viridian
#178261  rgb(23, 130, 97)  hsl(162, 70%, 30%)  Viridian
#821738  rgb(130, 23, 56)  hsl(342, 70%, 30%)  Claret
#611782  rgb(97, 23, 130)  hsl(282, 70%, 30%)  Indigo
#826117  rgb(130, 97, 23)  hsl(42, 70%, 30%)  Golden Brown