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#5AB4A3

#5ab4a3 ≈ Verdigris

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5ab4a3 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 70.59% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 168.67°, with 37.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.3746

Complementary

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #b45a6b

Split complementary

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #b45a98
  3. #b4765a

Analogous

  1. #5ab476
  2. #5ab4a3
  3. #5a98b4

Triadic

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #a35ab4
  3. #b4a35a

Tetradic

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #5a6bb4
  3. #b45a6b
  4. #b4a35a

Square

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #765ab4
  3. #b45a6b
  4. #98b45a

Monochromatic

  1. #255048
  2. #3c8577
  3. #5ab4a3
  4. #8fccc0
  5. #c3e4de

Shades

#5ab4a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #51a293
  3. #489082
  4. #3f7e72
  5. #366c62
  6. #2d5a52
  7. #244841
  8. #1b3631
  9. #122421
  10. #091210
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ab4a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #6bbcac
  3. #7bc3b5
  4. #8ccbbf
  5. #9cd2c8
  6. #addad1
  7. #bde1da
  8. #cee9e3
  9. #def0ed
  10. #eff8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ab4a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ab4a3
  2. #5eafa0
  3. #62aa9c
  4. #65a499
  5. #699f95
  6. #6d9a92
  7. #71958e
  8. #75908b
  9. #788a87
  10. #7c8584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8daba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa0a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2eb7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93afa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89a9a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44b6aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ab4a3 {
  color: #5ab4a3;
}
Background
.bg-5ab4a3 {
  background-color: #5ab4a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ab4a3 {
  border: 2px solid #5ab4a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ab4a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 180 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 38% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ab4a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ab4a3, #5a98b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ab4a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 180 163 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.91 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.15 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.35 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.52 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.57 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.07 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.20 #a54b5c Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#5ab4a3  rgb(90, 180, 163)  hsl(169, 38%, 53%)  Verdigris
#b45a6b  rgb(180, 90, 107)  hsl(349, 38%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#a35ab4  rgb(163, 90, 180)  hsl(289, 38%, 53%)  Purpureus
#b4a35a  rgb(180, 163, 90)  hsl(49, 38%, 53%)  Brass