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#487F7F

#487f7f ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#487f7f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 27.64% saturation and 39.02% 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 4.93.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #487f7f
  2. #7f4848

Split complementary

  1. #487f7f
  2. #7f4864
  3. #7f6448

Analogous

  1. #487f64
  2. #487f7f
  3. #48647f

Triadic

  1. #487f7f
  2. #7f487f
  3. #7f7f48

Tetradic

  1. #487f7f
  2. #48487f
  3. #7f4848
  4. #7f7f48

Square

  1. #487f7f
  2. #64487f
  3. #7f4848
  4. #647f48

Monochromatic

  1. #111d1d
  2. #2c4e4e
  3. #487f7f
  4. #69aaaa
  5. #9ac6c6

Shades

#487f7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487f7f
  2. #417272
  3. #3a6666
  4. #325959
  5. #2b4c4c
  6. #244040
  7. #1d3333
  8. #162626
  9. #0e1919
  10. #070d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#487f7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487f7f
  2. #5a8c8c
  3. #6d9999
  4. #7fa5a5
  5. #91b2b2
  6. #a4bfbf
  7. #b6cccc
  8. #c8d9d9
  9. #dae5e5
  10. #edf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487f7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487f7f
  2. #4e7f7f
  3. #537f7f
  4. #597f7f
  5. #5e7f7f
  6. #648080
  7. #6a8080
  8. #6f8080
  9. #758080
  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 #677a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797a7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f737f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e827f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687c7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61787f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a817f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-487f7f {
  color: #487f7f;
}
Background
.bg-487f7f {
  background-color: #487f7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487f7f {
  border: 2px solid #487f7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487f7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 127 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 28% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487f7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487f7f, #48647f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487f7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 127 127 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.93 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.77 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.87 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.28 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.99 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.04 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.96 #b78080 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#487f7f  rgb(72, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 28%, 39%)  Myrtle Green
#7f4848  rgb(127, 72, 72)  hsl(0, 28%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#7f487f  rgb(127, 72, 127)  hsl(300, 28%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#7f7f48  rgb(127, 127, 72)  hsl(60, 28%, 39%)  Olive