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#42987F

#42987f ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42987f is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 59.61% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.45% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 162.56°, with 39.45% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #42987f
  2. #98425b

Split complementary

  1. #42987f
  2. #984286
  3. #985442

Analogous

  1. #429854
  2. #42987f
  3. #428698

Triadic

  1. #42987f
  2. #7f4298
  3. #987f42

Tetradic

  1. #42987f
  2. #425b98
  3. #98425b
  4. #987f42

Square

  1. #42987f
  2. #544298
  3. #98425b
  4. #869842

Monochromatic

  1. #142d26
  2. #2b6352
  3. #42987f
  4. #69bea5
  5. #9ed5c5

Shades

#42987f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42987f
  2. #3b8972
  3. #357a66
  4. #2e6a59
  5. #285b4c
  6. #214c40
  7. #1a3d33
  8. #142e26
  9. #0d1e19
  10. #070f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#42987f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42987f
  2. #55a28c
  3. #68ad99
  4. #7bb7a5
  5. #8ec1b2
  6. #a1ccbf
  7. #b3d6cc
  8. #c6e0d9
  9. #d9eae5
  10. #ecf5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42987f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42987f
  2. #48967f
  3. #4e937f
  4. #55917f
  5. #5b8e7f
  6. #618c80
  7. #678a80
  8. #6d8780
  9. #748580
  10. #7a8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948f7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878681 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #139991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b937e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c998a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42987f {
  color: #42987f;
}
Background
.bg-42987f {
  background-color: #42987f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42987f {
  border: 2px solid #42987f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42987f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 152 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 39% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42987f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42987f, #428698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42987f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 152 127 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.13 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.47 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.73 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.24 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.69 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.96 #bd6780 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#42987f  rgb(66, 152, 127)  hsl(163, 39%, 43%)  Persian Green
#98425b  rgb(152, 66, 91)  hsl(343, 39%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#7f4298  rgb(127, 66, 152)  hsl(283, 39%, 43%)  Royal Purple
#987f42  rgb(152, 127, 66)  hsl(43, 39%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod