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#5FA599

#5fa599 ≈ Verdigris

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5fa599 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 64.71% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.27% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 169.71°, with 28% saturation and 50.98% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3164

Complementary

  1. #5fa599
  2. #a55f6b

Split complementary

  1. #5fa599
  2. #a55f8e
  3. #a5765f

Analogous

  1. #5fa576
  2. #5fa599
  3. #5f8ea5

Triadic

  1. #5fa599
  2. #995fa5
  3. #a5995f

Tetradic

  1. #5fa599
  2. #5f6ba5
  3. #a55f6b
  4. #a5995f

Square

  1. #5fa599
  2. #765fa5
  3. #a55f6b
  4. #8ea55f

Monochromatic

  1. #27443f
  2. #42756d
  3. #5fa599
  4. #90c1b8
  5. #c1dcd7

Shades

#5fa599 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5fa599
  2. #56958a
  3. #4c847a
  4. #43746b
  5. #39635c
  6. #30534d
  7. #26423d
  8. #1d322e
  9. #13211f
  10. #0a110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#5fa599 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5fa599
  2. #6faea3
  3. #7fb7ad
  4. #8fc0b8
  5. #9fc9c2
  6. #afd2cc
  7. #bfdbd6
  8. #cfe4e0
  9. #dfedeb
  10. #eff6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5fa599 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5fa599
  2. #62a197
  3. #669e94
  4. #699a92
  5. #6c968f
  6. #70938d
  7. #738f8a
  8. #768b88
  9. #798785
  10. #7d8483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9e99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93959a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44a7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829c9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50a69e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5fa599 {
  color: #5fa599;
}
Background
.bg-5fa599 {
  background-color: #5fa599;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5fa599 {
  border: 2px solid #5fa599;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5fa599;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 165 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 28% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5fa599 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5fa599, #5f8ea5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5fa599 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 165 153 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.98 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.57 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.60 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.55 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.92 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.48 #a05a66 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#5fa599  rgb(95, 165, 153)  hsl(170, 28%, 51%)  Verdigris
#a55f6b  rgb(165, 95, 107)  hsl(350, 28%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#995fa5  rgb(153, 95, 165)  hsl(290, 28%, 51%)  Purpureus
#a5995f  rgb(165, 153, 95)  hsl(50, 28%, 51%)  Brass