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#548E7E

#548e7e ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#548e7e is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 55.69% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.27% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 163.45°, with 25.66% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2274

Complementary

  1. #548e7e
  2. #8e5464

Split complementary

  1. #548e7e
  2. #8e5481
  3. #8e6154

Analogous

  1. #548e61
  2. #548e7e
  3. #54818e

Triadic

  1. #548e7e
  2. #7e548e
  3. #8e7e54

Tetradic

  1. #548e7e
  2. #54648e
  3. #8e5464
  4. #8e7e54

Square

  1. #548e7e
  2. #61548e
  3. #8e5464
  4. #818e54

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e29
  2. #385e53
  3. #548e7e
  4. #7db2a3
  5. #adcec5

Shades

#548e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #548e7e
  2. #4c8071
  3. #437265
  4. #3b6358
  5. #32554c
  6. #2a473f
  7. #223932
  8. #192b26
  9. #111c19
  10. #080e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#548e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #548e7e
  2. #65998b
  3. #76a598
  4. #87b0a5
  5. #98bbb2
  6. #aac7bf
  7. #bbd2cb
  8. #ccddd8
  9. #dde8e5
  10. #eef4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#548e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #548e7e
  2. #588d7e
  3. #5d8b7e
  4. #618a7f
  5. #66887f
  6. #6a877f
  7. #6e867f
  8. #73847f
  9. #778380
  10. #7c8180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a877d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81807f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #418f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788a7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71867f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #498f85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-548e7e {
  color: #548e7e;
}
Background
.bg-548e7e {
  background-color: #548e7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-548e7e {
  border: 2px solid #548e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #548e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 142 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 26% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-548e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #548e7e, #54818e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-548e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 142 126 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.52 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.90 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.54 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.55 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.60 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.88 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.33 #ab7181 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Viridian
#548e7e  rgb(84, 142, 126)  hsl(163, 26%, 44%)  Viridian
#8e5464  rgb(142, 84, 100)  hsl(343, 26%, 44%)  Mauve Taupe
#7e548e  rgb(126, 84, 142)  hsl(283, 26%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8e7e54  rgb(142, 126, 84)  hsl(43, 26%, 44%)  Raw Umber