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#178D72

#178d72 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#178d72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.15% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 166.27°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #178d72
  2. #8d1732

Split complementary

  1. #178d72
  2. #8d176d
  3. #8d3717

Analogous

  1. #178d37
  2. #178d72
  3. #176d8d

Triadic

  1. #178d72
  2. #72178d
  3. #8d7217

Tetradic

  1. #178d72
  2. #17328d
  3. #8d1732
  4. #8d7217

Square

  1. #178d72
  2. #37178d
  3. #8d1732
  4. #6d8d17

Monochromatic

  1. #03120e
  2. #0c4b3d
  3. #178d72
  4. #22cfa7
  5. #59e4c4

Shades

#178d72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178d72
  2. #157f67
  3. #12715b
  4. #106350
  5. #0e5544
  6. #0c4739
  7. #09382e
  8. #072a22
  9. #051c17
  10. #020e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#178d72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178d72
  2. #2e9880
  3. #45a48e
  4. #5daf9c
  5. #74bbaa
  6. #8bc6b9
  7. #a2d1c7
  8. #b9ddd5
  9. #d1e8e3
  10. #e8f4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178d72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178d72
  2. #228c73
  3. #2c8a75
  4. #378976
  5. #418878
  6. #4c8779
  7. #56857a
  8. #61847c
  9. #6b837d
  10. #76817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888371 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7874 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8771 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618173 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178d72 {
  color: #178d72;
}
Background
.bg-178d72 {
  background-color: #178d72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178d72 {
  border: 2px solid #178d72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178d72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 141 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178d72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178d72, #176d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178d72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 141 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.30 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.73 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.78 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.04 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.13 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.83 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.97 #e8728d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Viridian
#178d72  rgb(23, 141, 114)  hsl(166, 72%, 32%)  Viridian
#8d1732  rgb(141, 23, 50)  hsl(346, 72%, 32%)  Claret
#72178d  rgb(114, 23, 141)  hsl(286, 72%, 32%)  Purple
#8d7217  rgb(141, 114, 23)  hsl(46, 72%, 32%)  Golden Brown