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#187F7F

#187f7f ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#187f7f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 68.21% saturation and 29.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #187f7f
  2. #7f1818

Split complementary

  1. #187f7f
  2. #7f184c
  3. #7f4c18

Analogous

  1. #187f4c
  2. #187f7f
  3. #184c7f

Triadic

  1. #187f7f
  2. #7f187f
  3. #7f7f18

Tetradic

  1. #187f7f
  2. #18187f
  3. #7f1818
  4. #7f7f18

Square

  1. #187f7f
  2. #4c187f
  3. #7f1818
  4. #4c7f18

Monochromatic

  1. #031111
  2. #0c3f3f
  3. #187f7f
  4. #24bfbf
  5. #52dede

Shades

#187f7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #187f7f
  2. #167272
  3. #136666
  4. #115959
  5. #0e4c4c
  6. #0c4040
  7. #0a3333
  8. #072626
  9. #051919
  10. #020d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#187f7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #187f7f
  2. #2f8c8c
  3. #469999
  4. #5da5a5
  5. #74b2b2
  6. #8cbfbf
  7. #a3cccc
  8. #bad9d9
  9. #d1e5e5
  10. #e8f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#187f7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #187f7f
  2. #227f7f
  3. #2d7f7f
  4. #377f7f
  5. #427f7f
  6. #4c8080
  7. #568080
  8. #618080
  9. #6b8080
  10. #768080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76787f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686e80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00837f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7b7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53757f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00827f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-187f7f {
  color: #187f7f;
}
Background
.bg-187f7f {
  background-color: #187f7f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-187f7f {
  border: 2px solid #187f7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #187f7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 127 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 68% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-187f7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #187f7f, #184c7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-187f7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 127 127 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 0.83 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 3.70 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.37 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.10 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.19 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.42 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.61 #e78080 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Teal
#187f7f  rgb(24, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 68%, 30%)  Teal
#7f1818  rgb(127, 24, 24)  hsl(0, 68%, 30%)  Falu Red
#7f187f  rgb(127, 24, 127)  hsl(300, 68%, 30%)  Purple
#7f7f18  rgb(127, 127, 24)  hsl(60, 68%, 30%)  Olive