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#488175

#488175 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#488175 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 50.59% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.3% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 167.37°, with 28.36% saturation and 39.41% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #488175
  2. #814854

Split complementary

  1. #488175
  2. #814870
  3. #815848

Analogous

  1. #488158
  2. #488175
  3. #487081

Triadic

  1. #488175
  2. #754881
  3. #817548

Tetradic

  1. #488175
  2. #485481
  3. #814854
  4. #817548

Square

  1. #488175
  2. #584881
  3. #814854
  4. #708148

Monochromatic

  1. #111f1c
  2. #2d5048
  3. #488175
  4. #6aac9e
  5. #9bc7be

Shades

#488175 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488175
  2. #417469
  3. #3a675e
  4. #325a52
  5. #2b4d46
  6. #24413b
  7. #1d342f
  8. #162723
  9. #0e1a17
  10. #070d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#488175 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488175
  2. #5a8e83
  3. #6d9a91
  4. #7fa79e
  5. #91b3ac
  6. #a4c0ba
  7. #b6cdc8
  8. #c8d9d6
  9. #dae6e3
  10. #edf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488175 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488175
  2. #4e8176
  3. #538177
  4. #598178
  5. #5e8179
  6. #64817b
  7. #6a807c
  8. #6f807d
  9. #75807e
  10. #7a807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7b75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737476 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33837d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c7d75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #657976 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c827a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488175 {
  color: #488175;
}
Background
.bg-488175 {
  background-color: #488175;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488175 {
  border: 2px solid #488175;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488175;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 129 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 28% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488175 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488175, #487081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488175 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 129 117 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.65 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.07 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.59 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.13 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.84 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.70 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.27 #b77e8a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Viridian
#488175  rgb(72, 129, 117)  hsl(167, 28%, 39%)  Viridian
#814854  rgb(129, 72, 84)  hsl(347, 28%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#754881  rgb(117, 72, 129)  hsl(287, 28%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#817548  rgb(129, 117, 72)  hsl(47, 28%, 39%)  Raw Umber