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#287C6A

#287c6a ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#287c6a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.52% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 167.14°, 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #287c6a
  2. #7c283a

Split complementary

  1. #287c6a
  2. #7c2864
  3. #7c4028

Analogous

  1. #287c40
  2. #287c6a
  3. #28647c

Triadic

  1. #287c6a
  2. #6a287c
  3. #7c6a28

Tetradic

  1. #287c6a
  2. #283a7c
  3. #7c283a
  4. #7c6a28

Square

  1. #287c6a
  2. #40287c
  3. #7c283a
  4. #647c28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0d
  2. #154239
  3. #287c6a
  4. #3bb69b
  5. #6dd0bb

Shades

#287c6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c6a
  2. #24705f
  3. #206355
  4. #1c574a
  5. #184a40
  6. #143e35
  7. #10322a
  8. #0c2520
  9. #081915
  10. #040c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c6a
  2. #3e8979
  3. #539688
  4. #69a397
  5. #7eb0a6
  6. #94beb5
  7. #a9cbc3
  8. #bfd8d2
  9. #d4e5e1
  10. #eaf2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c6a
  2. #317c6c
  3. #3a7d6e
  4. #427d71
  5. #4b7e73
  6. #547e75
  7. #5d7e77
  8. #667f79
  9. #6e7f7c
  10. #77807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b746d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777469 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6b6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61776a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58726b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c6a {
  color: #287c6a;
}
Background
.bg-287c6a {
  background-color: #287c6a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c6a {
  border: 2px solid #287c6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c6a, #28647c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 106 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.63 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 3.82 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 3.88 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.55 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.74 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.50 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 10.98 #d78395 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Viridian
#287c6a  rgb(40, 124, 106)  hsl(167, 51%, 32%)  Viridian
#7c283a  rgb(124, 40, 58)  hsl(347, 51%, 32%)  Claret
#6a287c  rgb(106, 40, 124)  hsl(287, 51%, 32%)  Eminence
#7c6a28  rgb(124, 106, 40)  hsl(47, 51%, 32%)  Field Drab