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#3C8A7C

#3c8a7c ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c8a7c is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 54.12% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 169.23°, with 39.39% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #8a3c4a

Split complementary

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #8a3c71
  3. #8a553c

Analogous

  1. #3c8a55
  2. #3c8a7c
  3. #3c718a

Triadic

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #7c3c8a
  3. #8a7c3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #3c4a8a
  3. #8a3c4a
  4. #8a7c3c

Square

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #553c8a
  3. #8a3c4a
  4. #718a3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1f1c
  2. #25554c
  3. #3c8a7c
  4. #5bb8a7
  5. #90cfc4

Shades

#3c8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #367c70
  3. #306e63
  4. #2a6157
  5. #24534a
  6. #1e453e
  7. #183732
  8. #122925
  9. #0c1c19
  10. #060e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #509689
  3. #63a196
  4. #77ada3
  5. #8ab9b0
  6. #9ec5be
  7. #b1d0cb
  8. #c5dcd8
  9. #d8e8e5
  10. #ecf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8a7c
  2. #43897c
  3. #4a887d
  4. #50877d
  5. #57867e
  6. #5e857e
  7. #65847e
  8. #6c837f
  9. #72827f
  10. #798180
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69837d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85827b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787a7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #048c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f867c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66807d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #258b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8a7c {
  color: #3c8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-3c8a7c {
  background-color: #3c8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #3c8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8a7c, #3c718a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.31 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.34 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.35 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.42 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.48 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.49 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.70 #c37583 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Viridian
#3c8a7c  rgb(60, 138, 124)  hsl(169, 39%, 39%)  Viridian
#8a3c4a  rgb(138, 60, 74)  hsl(349, 39%, 39%)  Cordovan
#7c3c8a  rgb(124, 60, 138)  hsl(289, 39%, 39%)  Eminence
#8a7c3c  rgb(138, 124, 60)  hsl(49, 39%, 39%)  Olive