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The colour lab

Close to Technobotanica

What is this colour called?

The closest names in the swatch book, nearest first. The number is the distance in CIE Lab space: under 2 is hard to tell apart by eye.

Technobotanica#00FFBF9.8 Caribbean green#00CC999.9 Sea green (Crayola)#00FFCD11.2 Medium aquamarine#66DDAA14.7 Android green#3DDC8415.5 Emerald#50C87818.3 Paris Green#50C87818.3 Aquamarine#7FFFD419.5 Mountain Meadow#30BA8F19.5 mediumspringgreen#00FA9A20.3 Medium spring green#00FA9A20.3 Medium sea green#3CB37121

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#01E4A8 #E4013E

AnalogousIts neighbours

#01E4A8 #01E436 #01AFE4

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#01E4A8 #A801E4 #E4A801

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#01E4A8 #E401AF #E43601

TintsLighter

#01E4A8 #2FFEC7 #76FEDA #B5FCE9

ShadesDarker

#01E4A8 #01A77B #016B4E #002E22

Contrast with text

White text 1.66:1fails

Black text 12.66:1passes AAA

Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.

Through colour-blind eyes

Typical vision

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

No colour

A simulation. Real colour vision varies from person to person.

The weekly palette

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