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#178D62

#178d62 ≈ Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#178d62 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 55.29% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.5% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 158.14°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Green (#2e8b57), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.2011

Complementary

  1. #178d62
  2. #8d1742

Split complementary

  1. #178d62
  2. #8d177d
  3. #8d2717

Analogous

  1. #178d27
  2. #178d62
  3. #177d8d

Triadic

  1. #178d62
  2. #62178d
  3. #8d6217

Tetradic

  1. #178d62
  2. #17428d
  3. #8d1742
  4. #8d6217

Square

  1. #178d62
  2. #27178d
  3. #8d1742
  4. #7d8d17

Monochromatic

  1. #03120c
  2. #0c4b34
  3. #178d62
  4. #22cf90
  5. #59e4b1

Shades

#178d62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178d62
  2. #157f58
  3. #12714e
  4. #106345
  5. #0e553b
  6. #0c4731
  7. #093827
  8. #072a1d
  9. #051c14
  10. #020e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#178d62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178d62
  2. #2e9872
  3. #45a481
  4. #5daf91
  5. #74bba1
  6. #8bc6b1
  7. #a2d1c0
  8. #b9ddd0
  9. #d1e8e0
  10. #e8f4ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178d62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178d62
  2. #228c65
  3. #2c8a68
  4. #37896b
  5. #41886e
  6. #4c8771
  7. #568574
  8. #618477
  9. #6b837a
  10. #76817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638372 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b825f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7865 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8660 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #648164 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178d62 {
  color: #178d62;
}
Background
.bg-178d62 {
  background-color: #178d62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178d62 {
  border: 2px solid #178d62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178d62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 141 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178d62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178d62, #177d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178d62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 141 98 / 0.35);
}

#2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 3.23 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 6.61 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.63 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.13 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.00 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.40 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.38 #e8729d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Sea Green
#178d62  rgb(23, 141, 98)  hsl(158, 72%, 32%)  Sea Green
#8d1742  rgb(141, 23, 66)  hsl(338, 72%, 32%)  Claret
#62178d  rgb(98, 23, 141)  hsl(278, 72%, 32%)  Indigo
#8d6217  rgb(141, 98, 23)  hsl(38, 72%, 32%)  Golden Brown