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#428B7A

#428b7a ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#428b7a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 54.51% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.23% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 166.03°, with 35.61% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2103

Complementary

  1. #428b7a
  2. #8b4253

Split complementary

  1. #428b7a
  2. #8b4278
  3. #8b5642

Analogous

  1. #428b56
  2. #428b7a
  3. #42788b

Triadic

  1. #428b7a
  2. #7a428b
  3. #8b7a42

Tetradic

  1. #428b7a
  2. #42538b
  3. #8b4253
  4. #8b7a42

Square

  1. #428b7a
  2. #56428b
  3. #8b4253
  4. #788b42

Monochromatic

  1. #11231f
  2. #29574c
  3. #428b7a
  4. #64b5a2
  5. #98cec1

Shades

#428b7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #428b7a
  2. #3b7d6e
  3. #356f62
  4. #2e6155
  5. #285349
  6. #21463d
  7. #1a3831
  8. #142a25
  9. #0d1c18
  10. #070e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#428b7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #428b7a
  2. #559787
  3. #68a295
  4. #7baea2
  5. #8eb9af
  6. #a1c5bd
  7. #b3d1ca
  8. #c6dcd7
  9. #d9e8e4
  10. #ecf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#428b7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #428b7a
  2. #488a7b
  3. #4e897b
  4. #55887c
  5. #5b877c
  6. #61867d
  7. #67847e
  8. #6d837e
  9. #74827f
  10. #7a817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b847d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868379 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7b7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f8d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71877a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69827b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #308c81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-428b7a {
  color: #428b7a;
}
Background
.bg-428b7a {
  background-color: #428b7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-428b7a {
  border: 2px solid #428b7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #428b7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 139 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 36% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-428b7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #428b7a, #42788b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-428b7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 139 122 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.81 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.71 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.38 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.41 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.73 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.37 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.91 #bd7485 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Viridian
#428b7a  rgb(66, 139, 122)  hsl(166, 36%, 40%)  Viridian
#8b4253  rgb(139, 66, 83)  hsl(346, 36%, 40%)  Cordovan
#7a428b  rgb(122, 66, 139)  hsl(286, 36%, 40%)  Eminence
#8b7a42  rgb(139, 122, 66)  hsl(46, 36%, 40%)  Olive