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#3C8564

#3c8564 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3c8564 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.81% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 152.88°, with 37.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #3c8564
  2. #853c5d

Split complementary

  1. #3c8564
  2. #853c81
  3. #85403c

Analogous

  1. #3c8540
  2. #3c8564
  3. #3c8185

Triadic

  1. #3c8564
  2. #643c85
  3. #85643c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8564
  2. #3c5d85
  3. #853c5d
  4. #85643c

Square

  1. #3c8564
  2. #403c85
  3. #853c5d
  4. #81853c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1c15
  2. #24503c
  3. #3c8564
  4. #59b48b
  5. #8eccb0

Shades

#3c8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8564
  2. #36785a
  3. #306a50
  4. #2a5d46
  5. #24503c
  6. #1e4332
  7. #183528
  8. #12281e
  9. #0c1b14
  10. #060d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8564
  2. #509174
  3. #639d83
  4. #77aa93
  5. #8ab6a2
  6. #9ec2b2
  7. #b1cec1
  8. #c5dad1
  9. #d8e7e0
  10. #ecf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8564
  2. #438567
  3. #4a846a
  4. #50846c
  5. #57836f
  6. #5e8372
  7. #658275
  8. #6c8278
  9. #72817a
  10. #79817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837c62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787566 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22857c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8063 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667b65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e8573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8564 {
  color: #3c8564;
}
Background
.bg-3c8564 {
  background-color: #3c8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8564 {
  border: 2px solid #3c8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 38% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8564, #3c8185);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.98 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.18 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 7.82 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.58 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.09 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.26 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.20 #c37a9b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Viridian
#3c8564  rgb(60, 133, 100)  hsl(153, 38%, 38%)  Viridian
#853c5d  rgb(133, 60, 93)  hsl(333, 38%, 38%)  Boysenberry
#643c85  rgb(100, 60, 133)  hsl(273, 38%, 38%)  Eminence
#85643c  rgb(133, 100, 60)  hsl(33, 38%, 38%)  Raw Umber