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#259172

#259172 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#259172 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 56.86% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.38% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 162.78°, with 59.34% saturation and 35.69% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 6.3.

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Relative luminance0.2186

Complementary

  1. #259172
  2. #912544

Split complementary

  1. #259172
  2. #91257a
  3. #913c25

Analogous

  1. #25913c
  2. #259172
  3. #257a91

Triadic

  1. #259172
  2. #722591
  3. #917225

Tetradic

  1. #259172
  2. #254491
  3. #912544
  4. #917225

Square

  1. #259172
  2. #3c2591
  3. #912544
  4. #7a9125

Monochromatic

  1. #061712
  2. #155442
  3. #259172
  4. #37cca1
  5. #74dbbe

Shades

#259172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #259172
  2. #218367
  3. #1e745b
  4. #1a6650
  5. #165744
  6. #134939
  7. #0f3a2e
  8. #0b2c22
  9. #071d17
  10. #040f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#259172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #259172
  2. #3b9c80
  3. #51a78e
  4. #66b29c
  5. #7cbdaa
  6. #92c8b9
  7. #a8d3c7
  8. #beded5
  9. #d3e9e3
  10. #e9f4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#259172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #259172
  2. #2e8f73
  3. #378e75
  4. #408c76
  5. #498a78
  6. #538979
  7. #5c877a
  8. #65857c
  9. #6e837d
  10. #77827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68887b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8770 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7d74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728b71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678573 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-259172 {
  color: #259172;
}
Background
.bg-259172 {
  background-color: #259172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-259172 {
  border: 2px solid #259172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #259172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 145 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 59% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-259172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #259172, #257a91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-259172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 145 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 6.30 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.76 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 8.25 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.26 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.49 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.62 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.49 #da6e8d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Viridian
#259172  rgb(37, 145, 114)  hsl(163, 59%, 36%)  Viridian
#912544  rgb(145, 37, 68)  hsl(343, 59%, 36%)  Claret
#722591  rgb(114, 37, 145)  hsl(283, 59%, 36%)  Eminence
#917225  rgb(145, 114, 37)  hsl(43, 59%, 36%)  Golden Brown