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#287C5E

#287c5e ≈ Tropical Rain Forest

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#287c5e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.19% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 158.57°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755e), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.1567

Complementary

  1. #287c5e
  2. #7c2846

Split complementary

  1. #287c5e
  2. #7c2870
  3. #7c3428

Analogous

  1. #287c34
  2. #287c5e
  3. #28707c

Triadic

  1. #287c5e
  2. #5e287c
  3. #7c5e28

Tetradic

  1. #287c5e
  2. #28467c
  3. #7c2846
  4. #7c5e28

Square

  1. #287c5e
  2. #34287c
  3. #7c2846
  4. #707c28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0c
  2. #154232
  3. #287c5e
  4. #3bb68a
  5. #6dd0ad

Shades

#287c5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c5e
  2. #247055
  3. #20634b
  4. #1c5742
  5. #184a38
  6. #143e2f
  7. #103226
  8. #0c251c
  9. #081913
  10. #040c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c5e
  2. #3e896e
  3. #53967e
  4. #69a38e
  5. #7eb09e
  6. #94beaf
  7. #a9cbbf
  8. #bfd8cf
  9. #d4e5df
  10. #eaf2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c5e
  2. #317c61
  3. #3a7d65
  4. #427d68
  5. #4b7e6c
  6. #547e6f
  7. #5d7e72
  8. #667f76
  9. #6e7f79
  10. #77807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a7468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79735c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6b60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #63775d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a725f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a7c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c5e {
  color: #287c5e;
}
Background
.bg-287c5e {
  background-color: #287c5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c5e {
  border: 2px solid #287c5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c5e, #28707c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 94 / 0.35);
}

#00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 4.02 #40826d Viridian ΔE 4.66 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.76 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 8.46 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.61 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.26 #d783a1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Tropical Rain Forest
#287c5e  rgb(40, 124, 94)  hsl(159, 51%, 32%)  Tropical Rain Forest
#7c2846  rgb(124, 40, 70)  hsl(339, 51%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#5e287c  rgb(94, 40, 124)  hsl(279, 51%, 32%)  Eminence
#7c5e28  rgb(124, 94, 40)  hsl(39, 51%, 32%)  Field Drab