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#4E8D81

#4e8d81 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e8d81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.51% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 168.57°, 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #8d4e5a

Split complementary

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #8d4e79
  3. #8d614e

Analogous

  1. #4e8d61
  2. #4e8d81
  3. #4e798d

Triadic

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #814e8d
  3. #8d814e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #4e5a8d
  3. #8d4e5a
  4. #8d814e

Square

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #614e8d
  3. #8d4e5a
  4. #798d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #182a27
  2. #335c54
  3. #4e8d81
  4. #75b3a7
  5. #a6cec6

Shades

#4e8d81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #467f74
  3. #3e7167
  4. #37635a
  5. #2f554d
  6. #274741
  7. #1f3834
  8. #172a27
  9. #101c1a
  10. #080e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8d81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #60988e
  3. #71a49a
  4. #83afa7
  5. #95bbb3
  6. #a7c6c0
  7. #b8d1cd
  8. #caddd9
  9. #dce8e6
  10. #edf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8d81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8d81
  2. #538c81
  3. #588a81
  4. #5d8981
  5. #628881
  6. #678781
  7. #6c8580
  8. #718480
  9. #768380
  10. #7b8180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888681 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7f82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #358f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758981 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8582 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #408e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8d81 {
  color: #4e8d81;
}
Background
.bg-4e8d81 {
  background-color: #4e8d81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8d81 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8d81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8d81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 141 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8d81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8d81, #4e798d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8d81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 141 129 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.80 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.65 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.68 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.71 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.48 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.73 #b1727e Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Viridian
#4e8d81  rgb(78, 141, 129)  hsl(169, 29%, 43%)  Viridian
#8d4e5a  rgb(141, 78, 90)  hsl(349, 29%, 43%)  Cordovan
#814e8d  rgb(129, 78, 141)  hsl(289, 29%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#8d814e  rgb(141, 129, 78)  hsl(49, 29%, 43%)  Olive