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#4E8D7E

#4e8d7e ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e8d7e is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 55.29% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.64% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 165.71°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #8d4e5d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #8d4e7d
  3. #8d5e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8d5e
  2. #4e8d7e
  3. #4e7d8d

Triadic

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #7e4e8d
  3. #8d7e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #4e5d8d
  3. #8d4e5d
  4. #8d7e4e

Square

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #5e4e8d
  3. #8d4e5d
  4. #7d8d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #182a26
  2. #335c52
  3. #4e8d7e
  4. #75b3a4
  5. #a6cec4

Shades

#4e8d7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #467f71
  3. #3e7165
  4. #376358
  5. #2f554c
  6. #27473f
  7. #1f3832
  8. #172a26
  9. #101c19
  10. #080e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #60988b
  3. #71a498
  4. #83afa5
  5. #95bbb2
  6. #a7c6bf
  7. #b8d1cb
  8. #caddd8
  9. #dce8e5
  10. #edf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d7e
  2. #538c7e
  3. #588a7e
  4. #5d897f
  5. #62887f
  6. #67877f
  7. #6c857f
  8. #71847f
  9. #768380
  10. #7b8180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89867d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #378f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76897e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e857f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #418e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d7e {
  color: #4e8d7e;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d7e {
  background-color: #4e8d7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d7e {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d7e, #4e7d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 126 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.08 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.95 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.08 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.36 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.38 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.61 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.81 #b17281 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Viridian
#4e8d7e  rgb(78, 141, 126)  hsl(166, 29%, 43%)  Viridian
#8d4e5d  rgb(141, 78, 93)  hsl(346, 29%, 43%)  Mauve Taupe
#7e4e8d  rgb(126, 78, 141)  hsl(286, 29%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#8d7e4e  rgb(141, 126, 78)  hsl(46, 29%, 43%)  Raw Umber