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#42787F

#42787f ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42787f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 47.06% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.03% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 186.89°, with 31.61% saturation and 37.84% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #42787f
  2. #7f4942

Split complementary

  1. #42787f
  2. #7f4259
  3. #7f6742

Analogous

  1. #427f67
  2. #42787f
  3. #42597f

Triadic

  1. #42787f
  2. #7f4278
  3. #787f42

Tetradic

  1. #42787f
  2. #49427f
  3. #7f4942
  4. #787f42

Square

  1. #42787f
  2. #67427f
  3. #7f4942
  4. #597f42

Monochromatic

  1. #0e191a
  2. #28484d
  3. #42787f
  4. #61a4ad
  5. #93c1c7

Shades

#42787f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42787f
  2. #3b6c72
  3. #356066
  4. #2e5459
  5. #28484c
  6. #213c40
  7. #1a3033
  8. #142426
  9. #0d1819
  10. #070c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42787f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42787f
  2. #55868c
  3. #689399
  4. #7ba1a5
  5. #8eaeb2
  6. #a1bcbf
  7. #b3c9cc
  8. #c6d7d9
  9. #d9e4e5
  10. #ecf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42787f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42787f
  2. #48797f
  3. #4e7a7f
  4. #557a7f
  5. #5b7b7f
  6. #617c80
  7. #677d80
  8. #6d7e80
  9. #747e80
  10. #7a7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70747f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666d7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #227c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61767f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a717f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #327a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42787f {
  color: #42787f;
}
Background
.bg-42787f {
  background-color: #42787f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42787f {
  border: 2px solid #42787f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42787f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 120 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 32% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42787f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42787f, #42597f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42787f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 120 127 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.09 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.72 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.54 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.55 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.26 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.35 #40826d Viridian ΔE 12.73 #bd8780 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#42787f  rgb(66, 120, 127)  hsl(187, 32%, 38%)  Teal Blue
#7f4942  rgb(127, 73, 66)  hsl(7, 32%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#7f4278  rgb(127, 66, 120)  hsl(307, 32%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#787f42  rgb(120, 127, 66)  hsl(67, 32%, 38%)  Olive