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#488265

#488265 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#488265 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 50.98% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.31% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 28.71% saturation and 39.61% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #488265
  2. #824865

Split complementary

  1. #488265
  2. #824882
  3. #824848

Analogous

  1. #488248
  2. #488265
  3. #488282

Triadic

  1. #488265
  2. #654882
  3. #826548

Tetradic

  1. #488265
  2. #486582
  3. #824865
  4. #826548

Square

  1. #488265
  2. #484882
  3. #824865
  4. #828248

Monochromatic

  1. #112019
  2. #2d513f
  3. #488265
  4. #6aac8b
  5. #9bc8b2

Shades

#488265 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488265
  2. #41755b
  3. #3a6851
  4. #325b47
  5. #2b4e3d
  6. #244133
  7. #1d3428
  8. #16271e
  9. #0e1a14
  10. #070d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#488265 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488265
  2. #5a8f74
  3. #6d9b84
  4. #7fa893
  5. #91b4a3
  6. #a4c1b2
  7. #b6cdc1
  8. #c8dad1
  9. #dae6e0
  10. #edf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488265 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488265
  2. #4e8268
  3. #53826a
  4. #59816d
  5. #5e8170
  6. #648173
  7. #6a8175
  8. #6f8178
  9. #75807b
  10. #7a807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817a63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787467 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39827a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7d64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687a66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #408272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488265 {
  color: #488265;
}
Background
.bg-488265 {
  background-color: #488265;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488265 {
  border: 2px solid #488265;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488265;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 130 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 29% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488265 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488265, #488282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488265 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 130 101 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.21 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.89 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.02 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.19 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.82 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.18 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.23 #b77d9a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Viridian
#488265  rgb(72, 130, 101)  hsl(150, 29%, 40%)  Viridian
#824865  rgb(130, 72, 101)  hsl(330, 29%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender
#654882  rgb(101, 72, 130)  hsl(270, 29%, 40%)  Eminence
#826548  rgb(130, 101, 72)  hsl(30, 29%, 40%)  Raw Umber