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Verdigris

#43B3AE

HEX#43B3AE
RGB67, 179, 174
HSL177°, 46%, 48%
CMYK63%, 0%, 3%, 30%
Relative luminance0.36

Text contrast

Aa

On white

2.53:1 Below AA

Aa

On black

8.3:1 Passes AA

Colours that work with it

Complement

#B34248

Analogous

#42B375#4280B3

Triadic

#AD42B3#B3AD42

Shade scale

50100200300400500600700800

Seen with colour blindness

ProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia

How to read this

  • A hex code writes red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each. #ff0000 is red at full strength and the others at zero.
  • HSL states hue (0–360°), saturation and lightness. Nudging a colour brighter means changing one number, which is why it is easier to work with by hand.
  • Text contrast follows WCAG. Body-size text needs 4.5:1 or better, and 21:1 between white and black is the maximum possible.
  • The colour-blindness row computes how this colour appears under three types of colour vision deficiency — the reason never to encode information in colour alone.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the hex code for Verdigris?

#43B3AE. That is 67, 179, 174 in RGB, and hue 177°, saturation 46%, lightness 48% in HSL.

Q. Should text on Verdigris be white or black?

Black. Contrast against white is 2.53:1 and against black 8.3:1, so take the higher one if body-size text has to be readable.

Q. What is the complement of Verdigris?

#B34248, sitting 180° across the colour wheel. Side by side the two push against each other hardest, which makes it a good accent but tiring over large areas.

Q. Can I send these CMYK values straight to print?

The computed values are C 63% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 30%. Real printing depends on paper and ink, so check against the printer's swatch book when the colour matters.

Q. Is this colour distinguishable with colour blindness?

It appears as #7375AF with protanopia, #6D65B0 with deuteranopia and #49B0B0 with tritanopia. Where those values converge with another colour, add a shape or a label instead of relying on hue.

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