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#408080

#408080 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#408080 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 33.33% saturation and 37.65% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #408080
  2. #804040

Split complementary

  1. #408080
  2. #804060
  3. #806040

Analogous

  1. #408060
  2. #408080
  3. #406080

Triadic

  1. #408080
  2. #804080
  3. #808040

Tetradic

  1. #408080
  2. #404080
  3. #804040
  4. #808040

Square

  1. #408080
  2. #604080
  3. #804040
  4. #608040

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a1a
  2. #274d4d
  3. #408080
  4. #5eafaf
  5. #91c8c8

Shades

#408080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #408080
  2. #3a7373
  3. #336666
  4. #2d5a5a
  5. #264d4d
  6. #204040
  7. #1a3333
  8. #132626
  9. #0d1a1a
  10. #060d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#408080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #408080
  2. #538d8d
  3. #669999
  4. #79a6a6
  5. #8cb3b3
  6. #a0c0c0
  7. #b3cccc
  8. #c6d9d9
  9. #d9e6e6
  10. #ecf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#408080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #408080
  2. #468080
  3. #4d8080
  4. #538080
  5. #5a8080
  6. #608080
  7. #668080
  8. #6d8080
  9. #738080
  10. #7a8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797b80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #188380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #677d80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d8280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-408080 {
  color: #408080;
}
Background
.bg-408080 {
  background-color: #408080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-408080 {
  border: 2px solid #408080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #408080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 128 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 33% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-408080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #408080, #406080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-408080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 128 128 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.33 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.46 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.65 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.39 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.74 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.43 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.92 #bf7f7f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#408080  rgb(64, 128, 128)  hsl(180, 33%, 38%)  Myrtle Green
#804040  rgb(128, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 33%, 38%)  Cordovan
#804080  rgb(128, 64, 128)  hsl(300, 33%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#808040  rgb(128, 128, 64)  hsl(60, 33%, 38%)  Olive