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#178A6E

#178a6e ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#178a6e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.12% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.29% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 165.39°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#009966
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Relative luminance0.1948

Complementary

  1. #178a6e
  2. #8a1733

Split complementary

  1. #178a6e
  2. #8a176d
  3. #8a3417

Analogous

  1. #178a34
  2. #178a6e
  3. #176d8a

Triadic

  1. #178a6e
  2. #6e178a
  3. #8a6e17

Tetradic

  1. #178a6e
  2. #17338a
  3. #8a1733
  4. #8a6e17

Square

  1. #178a6e
  2. #34178a
  3. #8a1733
  4. #6d8a17

Monochromatic

  1. #03110e
  2. #0c483a
  3. #178a6e
  4. #22cca2
  5. #57e3c1

Shades

#178a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178a6e
  2. #157c63
  3. #126e58
  4. #10614d
  5. #0e5342
  6. #0c4537
  7. #09372c
  8. #072921
  9. #051c16
  10. #020e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#178a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178a6e
  2. #2e967d
  3. #45a18b
  4. #5dad9a
  5. #74b9a8
  6. #8bc5b7
  7. #a2d0c5
  8. #b9dcd4
  9. #d1e8e2
  10. #e8f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178a6e
  2. #228970
  3. #2c8872
  4. #378773
  5. #418675
  6. #4c8577
  7. #568479
  8. #61837b
  9. #6b827c
  10. #76817e
  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 #618175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86806d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787670 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a846d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7e6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178a6e {
  color: #178a6e;
}
Background
.bg-178a6e {
  background-color: #178a6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178a6e {
  border: 2px solid #178a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 138 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178a6e, #176d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 138 110 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.77 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.23 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.69 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.60 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.22 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.49 #e87591 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Viridian
#178a6e  rgb(23, 138, 110)  hsl(165, 71%, 32%)  Viridian
#8a1733  rgb(138, 23, 51)  hsl(345, 71%, 32%)  Claret
#6e178a  rgb(110, 23, 138)  hsl(285, 71%, 32%)  Purple
#8a6e17  rgb(138, 110, 23)  hsl(45, 71%, 32%)  Golden Brown