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#238F7D

#238f7d ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#238f7d is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 56.08% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.59% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 170°, with 60.67% saturation and 34.9% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #238f7d
  2. #8f2335

Split complementary

  1. #238f7d
  2. #8f236b
  3. #8f4723

Analogous

  1. #238f47
  2. #238f7d
  3. #236b8f

Triadic

  1. #238f7d
  2. #7d238f
  3. #8f7d23

Tetradic

  1. #238f7d
  2. #23358f
  3. #8f2335
  4. #8f7d23

Square

  1. #238f7d
  2. #47238f
  3. #8f2335
  4. #6b8f23

Monochromatic

  1. #051412
  2. #145247
  3. #238f7d
  4. #32ccb3
  5. #6fdcca

Shades

#238f7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #238f7d
  2. #208171
  3. #1c7264
  4. #196458
  5. #15564b
  6. #12483f
  7. #0e3932
  8. #0b2b26
  9. #071d19
  10. #040e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#238f7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #238f7d
  2. #399a8a
  3. #4fa597
  4. #65b1a4
  5. #7bbcb1
  6. #91c7be
  7. #a7d2cb
  8. #bdddd8
  9. #d3e9e5
  10. #e9f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#238f7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #238f7d
  2. #2c8e7d
  3. #368c7e
  4. #3f8b7e
  5. #48897e
  6. #52887f
  7. #5b867f
  8. #64857f
  9. #6d837f
  10. #778280
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67867f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89867c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7b7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8a7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63847e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-238f7d {
  color: #238f7d;
}
Background
.bg-238f7d {
  background-color: #238f7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-238f7d {
  border: 2px solid #238f7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #238f7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 143 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 61% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-238f7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #238f7d, #236b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-238f7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 143 125 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.77 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.18 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.46 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.55 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.77 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.57 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.02 #dc7082 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Viridian
#238f7d  rgb(35, 143, 125)  hsl(170, 61%, 35%)  Viridian
#8f2335  rgb(143, 35, 53)  hsl(350, 61%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#7d238f  rgb(125, 35, 143)  hsl(290, 61%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#8f7d23  rgb(143, 125, 35)  hsl(50, 61%, 35%)  Olive