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#287C7B

#287c7b ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#287c7b is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.81% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 179.29°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.163

Complementary

  1. #287c7b
  2. #7c2829

Split complementary

  1. #287c7b
  2. #7c2853
  3. #7c5128

Analogous

  1. #287c51
  2. #287c7b
  3. #28537c

Triadic

  1. #287c7b
  2. #7b287c
  3. #7c7b28

Tetradic

  1. #287c7b
  2. #28297c
  3. #7c2829
  4. #7c7b28

Square

  1. #287c7b
  2. #51287c
  3. #7c2829
  4. #537c28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0f
  2. #154242
  3. #287c7b
  4. #3bb6b4
  5. #6dd0cf

Shades

#287c7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c7b
  2. #24706f
  3. #206362
  4. #1c5756
  5. #184a4a
  6. #143e3e
  7. #103231
  8. #0c2525
  9. #081919
  10. #040c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c7b
  2. #3e8988
  3. #539695
  4. #69a3a3
  5. #7eb0b0
  6. #94bebd
  7. #a9cbca
  8. #bfd8d7
  9. #d4e5e5
  10. #eaf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c7b
  2. #317c7c
  3. #3a7d7c
  4. #427d7d
  5. #4b7e7d
  6. #547e7e
  7. #5d7e7e
  8. #667f7f
  9. #6e7f7f
  10. #778080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74767b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676c7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00807b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f787b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55737b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c7b {
  color: #287c7b;
}
Background
.bg-287c7b {
  background-color: #287c7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c7b {
  border: 2px solid #287c7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c7b, #28537c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 123 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 2.25 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 2.37 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 4.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.62 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.65 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.86 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.21 #d78384 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Teal
#287c7b  rgb(40, 124, 123)  hsl(179, 51%, 32%)  Teal
#7c2829  rgb(124, 40, 41)  hsl(359, 51%, 32%)  Falu Red
#7b287c  rgb(123, 40, 124)  hsl(299, 51%, 32%)  Purple
#7c7b28  rgb(124, 123, 40)  hsl(59, 51%, 32%)  Olive