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#178772

#178772 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#178772 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 52.94% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.56% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 168.75°, with 70.89% saturation and 30.98% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #178772
  2. #87172c

Split complementary

  1. #178772
  2. #871764
  3. #873a17

Analogous

  1. #17873a
  2. #178772
  3. #176487

Triadic

  1. #178772
  2. #721787
  3. #877217

Tetradic

  1. #178772
  2. #172c87
  3. #87172c
  4. #877217

Square

  1. #178772
  2. #3a1787
  3. #87172c
  4. #648717

Monochromatic

  1. #03110f
  2. #0c463b
  3. #178772
  4. #22c8a9
  5. #55e2c8

Shades

#178772 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178772
  2. #157a67
  3. #126c5b
  4. #105f50
  5. #0e5144
  6. #0c4439
  7. #09362e
  8. #072922
  9. #051b17
  10. #020e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#178772 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178772
  2. #2e9380
  3. #459f8e
  4. #5dab9c
  5. #74b7aa
  6. #8bc3b9
  7. #a2cfc7
  8. #b9dbd5
  9. #d1e7e3
  10. #e8f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178772 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178772
  2. #228673
  3. #2c8675
  4. #378576
  5. #418478
  6. #4c8479
  7. #56837a
  8. #61827c
  9. #6b817d
  10. #76817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607e76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827e71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678271 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7c73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00887b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178772 {
  color: #178772;
}
Background
.bg-178772 {
  background-color: #178772;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178772 {
  border: 2px solid #178772;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178772;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 135 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 71% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178772 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178772, #176487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178772 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 135 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.07 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.34 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.77 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.22 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.51 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.56 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.50 #e8788d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Viridian
#178772  rgb(23, 135, 114)  hsl(169, 71%, 31%)  Viridian
#87172c  rgb(135, 23, 44)  hsl(349, 71%, 31%)  Burgundy
#721787  rgb(114, 23, 135)  hsl(289, 71%, 31%)  Purple
#877217  rgb(135, 114, 23)  hsl(49, 71%, 31%)  Olive