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#287C68

#287c68 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#287c68 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 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.13% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 165.71°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #287c68
  2. #7c283c

Split complementary

  1. #287c68
  2. #7c2866
  3. #7c3e28

Analogous

  1. #287c3e
  2. #287c68
  3. #28667c

Triadic

  1. #287c68
  2. #68287c
  3. #7c6828

Tetradic

  1. #287c68
  2. #283c7c
  3. #7c283c
  4. #7c6828

Square

  1. #287c68
  2. #3e287c
  3. #7c283c
  4. #667c28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0d
  2. #154237
  3. #287c68
  4. #3bb699
  5. #6dd0b8

Shades

#287c68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c68
  2. #24705e
  3. #206353
  4. #1c5749
  5. #184a3e
  6. #143e34
  7. #10322a
  8. #0c251f
  9. #081915
  10. #040c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c68
  2. #3e8977
  3. #539686
  4. #69a395
  5. #7eb0a4
  6. #94beb4
  7. #a9cbc3
  8. #bfd8d2
  9. #d4e5e1
  10. #eaf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c68
  2. #317c6a
  3. #3a7d6d
  4. #427d6f
  5. #4b7e72
  6. #547e74
  7. #5d7e76
  8. #667f79
  9. #6e7f7b
  10. #77807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b746c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6b69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #617767 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587269 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #017d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c68 {
  color: #287c68;
}
Background
.bg-287c68 {
  background-color: #287c68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c68 {
  border: 2px solid #287c68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c68, #28667c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 104 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.49 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 3.54 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 4.47 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.25 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.50 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.15 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.33 #d78397 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Viridian
#287c68  rgb(40, 124, 104)  hsl(166, 51%, 32%)  Viridian
#7c283c  rgb(124, 40, 60)  hsl(346, 51%, 32%)  Claret
#68287c  rgb(104, 40, 124)  hsl(286, 51%, 32%)  Eminence
#7c6828  rgb(124, 104, 40)  hsl(46, 51%, 32%)  Field Drab