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#427F80

#427f80 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#427f80 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.44% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 180.97°, with 31.96% saturation and 38.04% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #427f80
  2. #804342

Split complementary

  1. #427f80
  2. #804260
  3. #806242

Analogous

  1. #428062
  2. #427f80
  3. #426080

Triadic

  1. #427f80
  2. #80427f
  3. #7f8042

Tetradic

  1. #427f80
  2. #434280
  3. #804342
  4. #7f8042

Square

  1. #427f80
  2. #624280
  3. #804342
  4. #608042

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1b1b
  2. #284d4e
  3. #427f80
  4. #61acae
  5. #93c7c8

Shades

#427f80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #427f80
  2. #3b7273
  3. #356666
  4. #2e595a
  5. #284c4d
  6. #214040
  7. #1a3333
  8. #142626
  9. #0d191a
  10. #070d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#427f80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #427f80
  2. #558c8d
  3. #689999
  4. #7ba5a6
  5. #8eb2b3
  6. #a1bfc0
  7. #b3cccc
  8. #c6d9d9
  9. #d9e5e6
  10. #ecf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#427f80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #427f80
  2. #487f80
  3. #4e7f80
  4. #557f80
  5. #5b7f80
  6. #618080
  7. #678080
  8. #6d8080
  9. #748080
  10. #7a8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65797a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7280 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f837f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #677c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7780 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30817f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-427f80 {
  color: #427f80;
}
Background
.bg-427f80 {
  background-color: #427f80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-427f80 {
  border: 2px solid #427f80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #427f80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 127 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 32% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-427f80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #427f80, #426080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-427f80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 127 128 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.59 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.95 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.25 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.86 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.78 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.13 #bd807f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#427f80  rgb(66, 127, 128)  hsl(181, 32%, 38%)  Myrtle Green
#804342  rgb(128, 67, 66)  hsl(1, 32%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#80427f  rgb(128, 66, 127)  hsl(301, 32%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#7f8042  rgb(127, 128, 66)  hsl(61, 32%, 38%)  Olive