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#279178

#279178 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#279178 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 56.86% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.24% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 165.85°, with 57.61% saturation and 36.08% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #279178
  2. #912740

Split complementary

  1. #279178
  2. #912775
  3. #914327

Analogous

  1. #279143
  2. #279178
  3. #277591

Triadic

  1. #279178
  2. #782791
  3. #917827

Tetradic

  1. #279178
  2. #274091
  3. #912740
  4. #917827

Square

  1. #279178
  2. #432791
  3. #912740
  4. #759127

Monochromatic

  1. #071814
  2. #175546
  3. #279178
  4. #3acaa8
  5. #77dac3

Shades

#279178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #279178
  2. #23836c
  3. #1f7460
  4. #1b6654
  5. #175748
  6. #14493c
  7. #103a30
  8. #0c2c24
  9. #081d18
  10. #040f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#279178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #279178
  2. #3d9c86
  3. #52a793
  4. #68b2a1
  5. #7dbdae
  6. #93c8bc
  7. #a9d3c9
  8. #beded7
  9. #d4e9e4
  10. #e9f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#279178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #279178
  2. #308f79
  3. #398e7a
  4. #428c7a
  5. #4b8a7b
  6. #54897c
  7. #5c877d
  8. #65857e
  9. #6e837e
  10. #77827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69887e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8777 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718b77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-279178 {
  color: #279178;
}
Background
.bg-279178 {
  background-color: #279178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-279178 {
  border: 2px solid #279178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #279178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 145 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 58% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-279178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #279178, #277591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-279178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 145 120 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.89 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.46 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.50 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.59 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.74 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.96 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.12 #d86e87 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Viridian
#279178  rgb(39, 145, 120)  hsl(166, 58%, 36%)  Viridian
#912740  rgb(145, 39, 64)  hsl(346, 58%, 36%)  Claret
#782791  rgb(120, 39, 145)  hsl(286, 58%, 36%)  Eminence
#917827  rgb(145, 120, 39)  hsl(46, 58%, 36%)  Olive