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#4C8A79

#4c8a79 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c8a79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.32% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 163.55°, 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #8a4c5d

Split complementary

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #8a4c7c
  3. #8a5a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c8a5a
  2. #4c8a79
  3. #4c7c8a

Triadic

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #794c8a
  3. #8a794c

Tetradic

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #4c5d8a
  3. #8a4c5d
  4. #8a794c

Square

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #5a4c8a
  3. #8a4c5d
  4. #7c8a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #162722
  2. #31594e
  3. #4c8a79
  4. #71b1a0
  5. #a3ccc1

Shades

#4c8a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #447c6d
  3. #3d6e61
  4. #356155
  5. #2e5349
  6. #26453d
  7. #1e3730
  8. #172924
  9. #0f1c18
  10. #080e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c8a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #5e9686
  3. #70a194
  4. #82ada1
  5. #94b9af
  6. #a6c5bc
  7. #b7d0c9
  8. #c9dcd7
  9. #dbe8e4
  10. #edf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c8a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c8a79
  2. #51897a
  3. #56887a
  4. #5c877b
  5. #61867c
  6. #66857d
  7. #6b847d
  8. #70837e
  9. #76827f
  10. #7b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e837c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #368b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738679 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c827a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #408b80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c8a79 {
  color: #4c8a79;
}
Background
.bg-4c8a79 {
  background-color: #4c8a79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4c8a79 {
  border: 2px solid #4c8a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c8a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 138 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c8a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c8a79, #4c7c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c8a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 138 121 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.73 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.51 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.54 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.37 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.19 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.26 #b37586 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Viridian
#4c8a79  rgb(76, 138, 121)  hsl(164, 29%, 42%)  Viridian
#8a4c5d  rgb(138, 76, 93)  hsl(344, 29%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#794c8a  rgb(121, 76, 138)  hsl(284, 29%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#8a794c  rgb(138, 121, 76)  hsl(44, 29%, 42%)  Raw Umber