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#4E8F80

#4e8f80 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e8f80 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.08% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.49% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 166.15°, with 29.41% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2282

Complementary

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #8f4e5d

Split complementary

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #8f4e7d
  3. #8f5f4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8f5f
  2. #4e8f80
  3. #4e7d8f

Triadic

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #804e8f
  3. #8f804e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #4e5d8f
  3. #8f4e5d
  4. #8f804e

Square

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #5f4e8f
  3. #8f4e5d
  4. #7d8f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #182c27
  2. #335d54
  3. #4e8f80
  4. #75b4a6
  5. #a7cfc6

Shades

#4e8f80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #468173
  3. #3e7266
  4. #37645a
  5. #2f564d
  6. #274840
  7. #1f3933
  8. #172b26
  9. #101d1a
  10. #080e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8f80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #609a8d
  3. #71a599
  4. #83b1a6
  5. #95bcb3
  6. #a7c7c0
  7. #b8d2cc
  8. #caddd9
  9. #dce9e6
  10. #edf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8f80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8f80
  2. #538e80
  3. #588c80
  4. #5d8b80
  5. #628980
  6. #678880
  7. #6c8680
  8. #718580
  9. #768380
  10. #7b8280
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b887f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808081 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778b80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8681 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #419086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8f80 {
  color: #4e8f80;
}
Background
.bg-4e8f80 {
  background-color: #4e8f80;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e8f80 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8f80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8f80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 143 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8f80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8f80, #4e7d8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8f80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 143 128 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.67 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.95 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.21 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.65 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.66 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.31 #b1707f Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Viridian
#4e8f80  rgb(78, 143, 128)  hsl(166, 29%, 43%)  Viridian
#8f4e5d  rgb(143, 78, 93)  hsl(346, 29%, 43%)  Mauve Taupe
#804e8f  rgb(128, 78, 143)  hsl(286, 29%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#8f804e  rgb(143, 128, 78)  hsl(46, 29%, 43%)  Olive