What color is Viridian?
Viridian is a medium-dark blue-green with a cool, slightly muted tone, hex #40826D, similar in depth to the color of a pine forest. It is neither bright like teal nor as dark as hunter green, sitting in a range that reads as calm and natural.
What is the meaning of the color Viridian?
A French chemist named Guignet developed viridian as a stable chromium oxide pigment in 1859, offering artists a reliable blue-green that earlier pigments could not hold. It entered the artist’s palette quickly because, unlike earlier greens, it did not darken or shift over time. The Impressionists adopted it for outdoor painting, where its cool, transparent quality suited light-filled landscapes. Winsor and Newton included it as a named pigment in their artist-grade oil color range, where it has been listed by that name ever since.
What colors go with Viridian?
Colors that pair well with Viridian include:
Ivory: soft, warm contrast
Burgundy: rich, complementary depth
Sand: natural, grounding balance
Slate blue: cool, tonal harmony
Gold: warm, vivid accent
Similar Colors
Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #40826D |
color: #40826D;
|
| RGB | 64, 130, 109 |
color: rgb(64, 130, 109);
|
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 51%, 43% |
color: rgb(25%, 51%, 43%);
|
| CMYK | 51%, 0%, 16%, 49% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 161°, 34%, 38% |
color: hsl(161, 34%, 38%);
|
| HSV | 161°, 51%, 51% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 30, -13, 7 |
color: lab(30% -13 7);
|
| Decimal | 4227693 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.viridian {
color: #40826D;
}
$viridian: #40826D;
rgb(64, 130, 109)