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#4C8A73

#4c8a73 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c8a73 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 54.12% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 157.74°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.2095

Complementary

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #8a4c63

Split complementary

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #8a4c82
  3. #8a544c

Analogous

  1. #4c8a54
  2. #4c8a73
  3. #4c828a

Triadic

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #734c8a
  3. #8a734c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #4c638a
  3. #8a4c63
  4. #8a734c

Square

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #544c8a
  3. #8a4c63
  4. #828a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #162721
  2. #31594a
  3. #4c8a73
  4. #71b199
  5. #a3ccbd

Shades

#4c8a73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #447c68
  3. #3d6e5c
  4. #356151
  5. #2e5345
  6. #26453a
  7. #1e372e
  8. #172923
  9. #0f1c17
  10. #080e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8a73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #5e9681
  3. #70a18f
  4. #82ad9d
  5. #94b9ab
  6. #a6c5b9
  7. #b7d0c7
  8. #c9dcd5
  9. #dbe8e3
  10. #edf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8a73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8a73
  2. #518974
  3. #568876
  4. #5c8777
  5. #618678
  6. #66857a
  7. #6b847b
  8. #70837c
  9. #76827d
  10. #7b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e837a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878372 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7b74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #398b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748672 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d8174 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #418a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8a73 {
  color: #4c8a73;
}
Background
.bg-4c8a73 {
  background-color: #4c8a73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8a73 {
  border: 2px solid #4c8a73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8a73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 138 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8a73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8a73, #4c828a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8a73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 138 115 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.31 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.53 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.85 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.91 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.05 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.44 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.59 #b3758c Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Viridian
#4c8a73  rgb(76, 138, 115)  hsl(158, 29%, 42%)  Viridian
#8a4c63  rgb(138, 76, 99)  hsl(338, 29%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#734c8a  rgb(115, 76, 138)  hsl(278, 29%, 42%)  Royal Purple
#8a734c  rgb(138, 115, 76)  hsl(38, 29%, 42%)  Raw Umber