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#287C74

#287c74 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#287c74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.45% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 174.29°, 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #287c74
  2. #7c2830

Split complementary

  1. #287c74
  2. #7c285a
  3. #7c4a28

Analogous

  1. #287c4a
  2. #287c74
  3. #285a7c

Triadic

  1. #287c74
  2. #74287c
  3. #7c7428

Tetradic

  1. #287c74
  2. #28307c
  3. #7c2830
  4. #7c7428

Square

  1. #287c74
  2. #4a287c
  3. #7c2830
  4. #5a7c28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0e
  2. #15423e
  3. #287c74
  4. #3bb6aa
  5. #6dd0c7

Shades

#287c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c74
  2. #247068
  3. #20635d
  4. #1c5751
  5. #184a46
  6. #143e3a
  7. #10322e
  8. #0c2523
  9. #081917
  10. #040c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c74
  2. #3e8982
  3. #539690
  4. #69a39e
  5. #7eb0ac
  6. #94beba
  7. #a9cbc7
  8. #bfd8d5
  9. #d4e5e3
  10. #eaf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c74
  2. #317c75
  3. #3a7d76
  4. #427d78
  5. #4b7e79
  6. #547e7a
  7. #5d7e7b
  8. #667f7c
  9. #6e7f7e
  10. #77807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767574 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696c75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #607874 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #567375 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c74 {
  color: #287c74;
}
Background
.bg-287c74 {
  background-color: #287c74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c74 {
  border: 2px solid #287c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c74, #285a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 116 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 2.19 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 2.51 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.89 #40826d Viridian ΔE 6.05 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.55 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.98 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 13.04 #d7838b Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#287c74  rgb(40, 124, 116)  hsl(174, 51%, 32%)  Myrtle Green
#7c2830  rgb(124, 40, 48)  hsl(354, 51%, 32%)  Wine
#74287c  rgb(116, 40, 124)  hsl(294, 51%, 32%)  Eminence
#7c7428  rgb(124, 116, 40)  hsl(54, 51%, 32%)  Olive