The color Blue Green belongs to the cyan family of colors. It is precisely between green and blue on the RGB color wheel. Crayola formulated the color Blue Green in 1949, part of Crayola Crayon's list.
What color is Blue Green?
Blue Green color belongs to the Cyan color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Blue Green is #008080, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 128, 128).
In the RGB color model, Blue Green has a red value of 0, a green value of 128, and a blue value of 128. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 25.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Blue Green has a hue of 180° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.
Blue Green is cool or warm?
The color Blue Green is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Blue Green? (For interior and product design)
Blue Green has an LRV of nearly 17. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Blue Green
Light Color
Compare LRV 17 of Blue Green with dark and light Color
Is Blue Green Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Blue Green meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Blue Green (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(180deg, 100.0 %, 25.1 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 180°
W: 0.00 %
B: 49.80 %
XYZ
X : 11.62
Y : 17
Z : 23.09
YXY
Y1 : 17
X : 0.22
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 49.80%
Y : 49.80%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 48.26
A : -28.84
B : -8.48
CIE-Lch
L : 48.26
C : 30.06
H : 196.39
CIE-Luv
L : 48.26
U : -37.32
V : -8.06
Hunter-Lab
L : 41.23
A : -21.86
B : -4.35
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Blue Green (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the colors similar to Blue Green (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Blue Green color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Blue Green to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
Blue Green color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Blue Green to RAL Design
Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
Blue Green color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Blue Green to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Blue Green (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Blue Green (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Blue Green to Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Blue Green to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Blue Green to PPG Paints
Sherwin Williams
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Blue Green to Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Blue Green to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Blue Green color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Blue Green to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Blue Green - #008080 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
008080
Blue Green
800000
Maroon
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Blue Green - #008080?
Color that best contrast with Blue Green - #008080 is #800000,
color name is Maroon
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Blue Green - #008080?
Complementary or Opposite color for Blue Green - #008080 is #800000,
color name is Maroon.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Blue Green - #008080 Color Images and Patterns
