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#5A8B73

#5a8b73 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5a8b73 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 54.51% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.27% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 150.61°, with 21.4% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2188

Complementary

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #8b5a72

Split complementary

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #8b5a8a
  3. #8b5a5a

Analogous

  1. #5a8b5a
  2. #5a8b73
  3. #5a8a8b

Triadic

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #735a8b
  3. #8b735a

Tetradic

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #5a728b
  3. #8b5a72
  4. #8b735a

Square

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #5a5a8b
  3. #8b5a72
  4. #8a8b5a

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2e26
  2. #3c5d4d
  3. #5a8b73
  4. #83af99
  5. #b1cdbf

Shades

#5a8b73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #517d68
  3. #486f5c
  4. #3f6151
  5. #365345
  6. #2d463a
  7. #24382e
  8. #1b2a23
  9. #121c17
  10. #090e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a8b73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #6b9781
  3. #7ba28f
  4. #8cae9d
  5. #9cb9ab
  6. #adc5b9
  7. #bdd1c7
  8. #cedcd5
  9. #dee8e3
  10. #eff3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a8b73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a8b73
  2. #5e8a74
  3. #628976
  4. #658877
  5. #698778
  6. #6d867a
  7. #71847b
  8. #75837c
  9. #78827d
  10. #7c817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73857c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8472 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817e74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f8b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #798772 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #748474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #548b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a8b73 {
  color: #5a8b73;
}
Background
.bg-5a8b73 {
  background-color: #5a8b73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5a8b73 {
  border: 2px solid #5a8b73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a8b73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 139 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 151 21% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a8b73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a8b73, #5a8a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a8b73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 139 115 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 5.21 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.51 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.08 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.32 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.80 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.89 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.97 #a5748c Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Viridian
#5a8b73  rgb(90, 139, 115)  hsl(151, 21%, 45%)  Viridian
#8b5a72  rgb(139, 90, 114)  hsl(331, 21%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#735a8b  rgb(115, 90, 139)  hsl(271, 21%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#8b735a  rgb(139, 115, 90)  hsl(31, 21%, 45%)  Raw Umber