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#287C7E

#287c7e ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#287c7e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.25% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 181.4°, with 51.81% saturation and 32.55% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #287c7e
  2. #7e2a28

Split complementary

  1. #287c7e
  2. #7e2851
  3. #7e5528

Analogous

  1. #287e55
  2. #287c7e
  3. #28517e

Triadic

  1. #287c7e
  2. #7e287c
  3. #7c7e28

Tetradic

  1. #287c7e
  2. #2a287e
  3. #7e2a28
  4. #7c7e28

Square

  1. #287c7e
  2. #55287e
  3. #7e2a28
  4. #517e28

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0f
  2. #164344
  3. #287c7e
  4. #3ab5b8
  5. #6ecfd1

Shades

#287c7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287c7e
  2. #247071
  3. #206365
  4. #1c5758
  5. #184a4c
  6. #143e3f
  7. #103232
  8. #0c2526
  9. #081919
  10. #040c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#287c7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287c7e
  2. #3e898b
  3. #539698
  4. #69a3a5
  5. #7eb0b2
  6. #94bebf
  7. #a9cbcb
  8. #bfd8d8
  9. #d4e5e5
  10. #eaf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287c7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287c7e
  2. #317c7e
  3. #3a7d7e
  4. #427d7f
  5. #4b7e7f
  6. #547e7f
  7. #5d7e7f
  8. #667f7f
  9. #6e7f80
  10. #778080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73767e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00807c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e797e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54737e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287c7e {
  color: #287c7e;
}
Background
.bg-287c7e {
  background-color: #287c7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287c7e {
  border: 2px solid #287c7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287c7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 52% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287c7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287c7e, #28517e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287c7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 126 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 2.63 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 3.40 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.74 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.02 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.99 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.88 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 11.18 #d78381 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Teal
#287c7e  rgb(40, 124, 126)  hsl(181, 52%, 33%)  Teal
#7e2a28  rgb(126, 42, 40)  hsl(1, 52%, 33%)  Falu Red
#7e287c  rgb(126, 40, 124)  hsl(301, 52%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#7c7e28  rgb(124, 126, 40)  hsl(61, 52%, 33%)  Olive