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#518480

#518480 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#518480 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 51.76% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.03% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 175.29°, with 23.94% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #518480
  2. #845155

Split complementary

  1. #518480
  2. #84516e
  3. #846651

Analogous

  1. #518466
  2. #518480
  3. #516e84

Triadic

  1. #518480
  2. #805184
  3. #848051

Tetradic

  1. #518480
  2. #515584
  3. #845155
  4. #848051

Square

  1. #518480
  2. #665184
  3. #845155
  4. #6e8451

Monochromatic

  1. #172524
  2. #345552
  3. #518480
  4. #76aba7
  5. #a6c8c6

Shades

#518480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #518480
  2. #497773
  3. #416a66
  4. #395c5a
  5. #314f4d
  6. #294240
  7. #203533
  8. #182826
  9. #101a1a
  10. #080d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#518480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #518480
  2. #62908d
  3. #749d99
  4. #85a9a6
  5. #97b5b3
  6. #a8c2c0
  7. #b9cecc
  8. #cbdad9
  9. #dce6e6
  10. #eef3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#518480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #518480
  2. #568480
  3. #5a8380
  4. #5f8380
  5. #648280
  6. #698280
  7. #6d8280
  8. #728180
  9. #778180
  10. #7b8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7f80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767881 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d8683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f8180 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #468582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-518480 {
  color: #518480;
}
Background
.bg-518480 {
  background-color: #518480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-518480 {
  border: 2px solid #518480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #518480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 132 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 24% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-518480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #518480, #516e84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-518480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 132 128 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.31 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.95 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.05 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.61 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.04 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.34 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.46 #ae7b7f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#518480  rgb(81, 132, 128)  hsl(175, 24%, 42%)  Myrtle Green
#845155  rgb(132, 81, 85)  hsl(355, 24%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#805184  rgb(128, 81, 132)  hsl(295, 24%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#848051  rgb(132, 128, 81)  hsl(55, 24%, 42%)  Moss Green