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#398B79

#398b79 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#398b79 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 54.51% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.95% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 166.83°, with 41.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2072

Complementary

  1. #398b79
  2. #8b394b

Split complementary

  1. #398b79
  2. #8b3974
  3. #8b5039

Analogous

  1. #398b50
  2. #398b79
  3. #39748b

Triadic

  1. #398b79
  2. #79398b
  3. #8b7939

Tetradic

  1. #398b79
  2. #394b8b
  3. #8b394b
  4. #8b7939

Square

  1. #398b79
  2. #50398b
  3. #8b394b
  4. #748b39

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1e1b
  2. #23554a
  3. #398b79
  4. #57baa4
  5. #8dd0c1

Shades

#398b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #398b79
  2. #337d6d
  3. #2e6f61
  4. #286155
  5. #225349
  6. #1d463d
  7. #173830
  8. #112a24
  9. #0b1c18
  10. #060e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#398b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #398b79
  2. #4d9786
  3. #61a294
  4. #74aea1
  5. #88b9af
  6. #9cc5bc
  7. #b0d1c9
  8. #c4dcd7
  9. #d7e8e4
  10. #ebf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#398b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #398b79
  2. #408a7a
  3. #47897a
  4. #4e887b
  5. #55877c
  6. #5d867d
  7. #64847d
  8. #6b837e
  9. #72827f
  10. #79817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69837c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8679 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66817a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #208c81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-398b79 {
  color: #398b79;
}
Background
.bg-398b79 {
  background-color: #398b79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-398b79 {
  border: 2px solid #398b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #398b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 139 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-398b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #398b79, #39748b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-398b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 139 121 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.81 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.63 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.95 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.42 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.59 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.11 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.32 #c67486 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Viridian
#398b79  rgb(57, 139, 121)  hsl(167, 42%, 38%)  Viridian
#8b394b  rgb(139, 57, 75)  hsl(347, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan
#79398b  rgb(121, 57, 139)  hsl(287, 42%, 38%)  Eminence
#8b7939  rgb(139, 121, 57)  hsl(47, 42%, 38%)  Olive