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#179986

#179986 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#179986 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 60% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.42% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 171.23°, with 73.86% saturation and 34.51% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2469

Complementary

  1. #179986
  2. #99172a

Split complementary

  1. #179986
  2. #99176b
  3. #994517

Analogous

  1. #179945
  2. #179986
  3. #176b99

Triadic

  1. #179986
  2. #861799
  3. #998617

Tetradic

  1. #179986
  2. #172a99
  3. #99172a
  4. #998617

Square

  1. #179986
  2. #451799
  3. #99172a
  4. #6b9917

Monochromatic

  1. #031412
  2. #0d564c
  3. #179986
  4. #21dbc0
  5. #62e7d4

Shades

#179986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #179986
  2. #158a79
  3. #127a6b
  4. #106b5e
  5. #0e5c50
  6. #0c4d43
  7. #093d36
  8. #072e28
  9. #051f1b
  10. #020f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#179986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #179986
  2. #2ea392
  3. #45ad9e
  4. #5db8aa
  5. #74c2b6
  6. #8bccc3
  7. #a2d6cf
  8. #b9e0db
  9. #d1ebe7
  10. #e8f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#179986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #179986
  2. #229785
  3. #2c9485
  4. #379284
  5. #418f84
  6. #4c8d83
  7. #568a82
  8. #618882
  9. #6b8581
  10. #768381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688c87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-179986 {
  color: #179986;
}
Background
.bg-179986 {
  background-color: #179986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-179986 {
  border: 2px solid #179986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #179986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 153 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-179986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #179986, #176b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-179986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 153 134 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.11 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.37 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.48 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.85 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.00 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.27 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.65 #e86679 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#179986  rgb(23, 153, 134)  hsl(171, 74%, 35%)  Persian Green
#99172a  rgb(153, 23, 42)  hsl(351, 74%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#861799  rgb(134, 23, 153)  hsl(291, 74%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#998617  rgb(153, 134, 23)  hsl(51, 74%, 35%)  Olive