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#4E7A79

#4e7a79 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e7a79 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.84% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.82% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 178.64°, with 22% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #7a4e4f

Split complementary

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #7a4e65
  3. #7a634e

Analogous

  1. #4e7a63
  2. #4e7a79
  3. #4e657a

Triadic

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #794e7a
  3. #7a794e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #4e4f7a
  3. #7a4e4f
  4. #7a794e

Square

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #634e7a
  3. #7a4e4f
  4. #657a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #121d1c
  2. #304b4b
  3. #4e7a79
  4. #71a4a3
  5. #9fc2c1

Shades

#4e7a79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #466e6d
  3. #3e6261
  4. #375555
  5. #2f4949
  6. #273d3d
  7. #1f3130
  8. #172524
  9. #101818
  10. #080c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7a79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #608786
  3. #719594
  4. #83a2a1
  5. #95afaf
  6. #a7bdbc
  7. #b8cac9
  8. #cad7d7
  9. #dce4e4
  10. #edf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7a79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7a79
  2. #537b7a
  3. #587b7a
  4. #5d7c7b
  5. #627c7c
  6. #677d7d
  7. #6c7e7d
  8. #717e7e
  9. #767f7f
  10. #7b7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757679 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #677879 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627479 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #447c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7a79 {
  color: #4e7a79;
}
Background
.bg-4e7a79 {
  background-color: #4e7a79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7a79 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7a79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7a79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 122 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 22% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7a79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7a79, #4e657a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7a79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 122 121 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.38 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.79 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.19 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.37 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.50 #b18586 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#4e7a79  rgb(78, 122, 121)  hsl(179, 22%, 39%)  Myrtle Green
#7a4e4f  rgb(122, 78, 79)  hsl(359, 22%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#794e7a  rgb(121, 78, 122)  hsl(299, 22%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#7a794e  rgb(122, 121, 78)  hsl(59, 22%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green