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#488F79

#488f79 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#488f79 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 56.08% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.38% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 161.41°, with 33.02% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.224

Complementary

  1. #488f79
  2. #8f485e

Split complementary

  1. #488f79
  2. #8f4882
  3. #8f5648

Analogous

  1. #488f56
  2. #488f79
  3. #48828f

Triadic

  1. #488f79
  2. #79488f
  3. #8f7948

Tetradic

  1. #488f79
  2. #485e8f
  3. #8f485e
  4. #8f7948

Square

  1. #488f79
  2. #56488f
  3. #8f485e
  4. #828f48

Monochromatic

  1. #152923
  2. #2e5c4e
  3. #488f79
  4. #6eb69f
  5. #a1cfc1

Shades

#488f79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #488f79
  2. #41816d
  3. #3a7261
  4. #326455
  5. #2b5649
  6. #24483d
  7. #1d3930
  8. #162b24
  9. #0e1d18
  10. #070e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#488f79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #488f79
  2. #5a9a86
  3. #6da594
  4. #7fb1a1
  5. #91bcaf
  6. #a4c7bc
  7. #b6d2c9
  8. #c8ddd7
  9. #dae9e4
  10. #edf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#488f79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #488f79
  2. #4e8e7a
  3. #538c7a
  4. #598b7b
  5. #5e897c
  6. #64887d
  7. #6a867d
  8. #6f857e
  9. #75837f
  10. #7a827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f887f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8778 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807f7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d9089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768a78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e867a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #399083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-488f79 {
  color: #488f79;
}
Background
.bg-488f79 {
  background-color: #488f79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-488f79 {
  border: 2px solid #488f79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #488f79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 143 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 33% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-488f79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #488f79, #48828f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-488f79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 143 121 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.75 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.72 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.16 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.59 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.77 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.50 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.63 #b77086 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Viridian
#488f79  rgb(72, 143, 121)  hsl(161, 33%, 42%)  Viridian
#8f485e  rgb(143, 72, 94)  hsl(341, 33%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#79488f  rgb(121, 72, 143)  hsl(281, 33%, 42%)  Royal Purple
#8f7948  rgb(143, 121, 72)  hsl(41, 33%, 42%)  Raw Umber