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#488B72

#488b72 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#488b72 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 54.51% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.99% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 157.61°, with 31.75% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2106

Complementary

  1. #488b72
  2. #8b4861

Split complementary

  1. #488b72
  2. #8b4882
  3. #8b5048

Analogous

  1. #488b50
  2. #488b72
  3. #48828b

Triadic

  1. #488b72
  2. #72488b
  3. #8b7248

Tetradic

  1. #488b72
  2. #48618b
  3. #8b4861
  4. #8b7248

Square

  1. #488b72
  2. #50488b
  3. #8b4861
  4. #828b48

Monochromatic

  1. #14261f
  2. #2e5949
  3. #488b72
  4. #6cb399
  5. #9fcdbc

Shades

#488b72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488b72
  2. #417d67
  3. #3a6f5b
  4. #326150
  5. #2b5344
  6. #244639
  7. #1d382e
  8. #162a22
  9. #0e1c17
  10. #070e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#488b72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488b72
  2. #5a9780
  3. #6da28e
  4. #7fae9c
  5. #91b9aa
  6. #a4c5b9
  7. #b6d1c7
  8. #c8dcd5
  9. #dae8e3
  10. #edf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488b72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488b72
  2. #4e8a73
  3. #538975
  4. #598876
  5. #5e8778
  6. #648679
  7. #6a847a
  8. #6f837c
  9. #75827d
  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 #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d847a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888371 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7b74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #328b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8273 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c8b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488b72 {
  color: #488b72;
}
Background
.bg-488b72 {
  background-color: #488b72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488b72 {
  border: 2px solid #488b72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488b72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 139 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488b72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488b72, #48828b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488b72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 139 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.54 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.81 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.94 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.09 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.36 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.41 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.70 #b7748d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Viridian
#488b72  rgb(72, 139, 114)  hsl(158, 32%, 41%)  Viridian
#8b4861  rgb(139, 72, 97)  hsl(338, 32%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#72488b  rgb(114, 72, 139)  hsl(278, 32%, 41%)  Royal Purple
#8b7248  rgb(139, 114, 72)  hsl(38, 32%, 41%)  Raw Umber