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#4E7C74

#4e7c74 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e7c74 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 48.63% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 169.57°, with 22.77% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.173

Complementary

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #7c4e56

Split complementary

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #7c4e6d
  3. #7c5d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7c5d
  2. #4e7c74
  3. #4e6d7c

Triadic

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #744e7c
  3. #7c744e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #4e567c
  3. #7c4e56
  4. #7c744e

Square

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #5d4e7c
  3. #7c4e56
  4. #6d7c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #131e1c
  2. #304d48
  3. #4e7c74
  4. #71a69c
  5. #a0c3bd

Shades

#4e7c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #467068
  3. #3e635d
  4. #375751
  5. #2f4a46
  6. #273e3a
  7. #1f322e
  8. #172523
  9. #101917
  10. #080c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #608982
  3. #719690
  4. #83a39e
  5. #95b0ac
  6. #a7beba
  7. #b8cbc7
  8. #cad8d5
  9. #dce5e3
  10. #edf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7c74
  2. #537c75
  3. #587d76
  4. #5d7d78
  5. #627e79
  6. #677e7a
  7. #6c7e7b
  8. #717f7c
  9. #767f7e
  10. #7b807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787774 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707175 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f7e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7974 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647674 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #457d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7c74 {
  color: #4e7c74;
}
Background
.bg-4e7c74 {
  background-color: #4e7c74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7c74 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 124 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 23% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7c74, #4e6d7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 124 116 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.66 #40826d Viridian ΔE 6.12 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.52 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.54 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.96 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.46 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.92 #b1838b Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#4e7c74  rgb(78, 124, 116)  hsl(170, 23%, 40%)  Myrtle Green
#7c4e56  rgb(124, 78, 86)  hsl(350, 23%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#744e7c  rgb(116, 78, 124)  hsl(290, 23%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#7c744e  rgb(124, 116, 78)  hsl(50, 23%, 40%)  Raw Umber