RAL Design

RAL 100 25 35

Rich Viridian

RAL 100 25 35 Rich Viridian is positioned at hue 100, lightness 25, and chroma 35, a deep saturated blue-green that evokes the concentrated pigment of viridian and deep ocean kelp forests. It is specified for botanical garden structural elements, nature reserve signage, and luxury garden furniture finishes. The strong chroma at very low lightness produces a colour of concentrated mineral energy and oceanic depth.

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Color Reference

Hex#104838
RGBrgb(16, 72, 56)
HSLhsl(163°, 64%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 22%, 72%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue100°
Lightness25
Chroma35

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
16
G
72
B
56
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
10.5:1Pass
Black text
2:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)27
a* (Green-Red)-22
b* (Blue-Yellow)4
L* (LCh)27
C* (Chroma)23
h° (Hue)169°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.3:1
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1.3:1
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1.5:1
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1.2:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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