Viridian is a teal-green color with a hue toward  green.  The name comes from the Latin word viridis which means "green".

Meaning of viridian
 Viridian is a pigment used in art.

 Viridian is a popular color for painting dining rooms.  

 Viridian is the name of a city in the English translation of Pokémon Red and Blue.

 Viridian is a name on several cards in Magic: The Gathering

 The color is similar to the color forest green, and both colors are thought of as having to do with forests and woods.

 Viridian represents the Viridian Design Movement, an effort to encourage green architecture--architecture based on ecological principles.

Tones of viridian color comparison chart
 Malachite (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #0BDA51) (RGB: 11, 218, 81)
 Emerald (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #50C878) (RGB: 80, 200, 120)
 Caribbean Green (Crayola) (Hex: #00CC99) (RGB: 0, 204, 153)
 Sea Green (Hex: #20B2AA) (RGB: 32, 178, 170)
<li style = "background-color: #3cb371; color: #ffffff "> Medium Sea Green (web color) (Hex: #3CB371) (RGB: 60, 179, 113)<li>
 Pigment Green (Green (CMYK)) (Hex: #00A550) (RGB: 0, 165, 80)
 Deep Green (Green (Crayola)) (Hex: #01A368) (RGB: 1, 163, 104)
 Jade Green (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #00A86B) (RGB: 0, 168, 107)
 Mint (Mint Leaf (ISCC-NBS)) (Hex: #3EB489) (RGB: 62, 180, 137)
 Jungle Green (Crayola) (Hex: #29AB87) (RGB: 41, 171, 135)
<li style = "background-color: #00a693; color: #ffffff "> Persian Green (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #00A693) (RGB: 0, 166, 147)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #009698; color: #ffffff "> Viridian Green (Pantone TPX 17-5126) (Hex: #009698) (RGB: 0, 150, 152)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #009b7d; color: #ffffff "> Paolo Veronese Green (Verde Verones (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #009B7D) (RGB: 0, 155, 125)<li>
 Mountain Meadow (Crayola) (Hex: #1AB385) (RGB: 26, 179, 33)
<li style = "background-color: #3cb371; color: #ffffff "> Medium Sea Green (web color) (Hex: #3CB371) (RGB: 60, 179, 113)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #009e60; color: #ffffff "> Shamrock Green (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #009E60) (RGB: 0, 158, 96)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #2e8b57; color: #ffffff "> Sea Green (web color) (Hex: #2E8B57) (RGB:46, 139, 87)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #228b22; color: #ffffff "> Forest Green (web color) (Hex: #228B22) (RGB:34, 139, 34)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #01796f; color: #ffffff "> Pine Green (Crayola) (Hex: #01796F) (RGB:1, 121, 111)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #007A74; color: #ffffff "> Skobeloff  (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #007A74) (RGB: 0, 122, 116)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #007f66; color: #ffffff "> Generic Viridian (Viridian inspecfico (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #007F66) (RGB: 0, 127, 102)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #40826d; color: #ffffff "> VIRIDIAN (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #40826D) (RGB: 64, 130, 109)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #3b7861; color: #ffffff "> Dark Erin (Erin (ISCC-NBS)) (Hex: #3B7861) (RGB: 59, 120, 97)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #3b7a57; color: #ffffff"> Amazon (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #3B7A57) (RGB: 59, 122, 87)<li>
 Tropical Rain Forest (Crayola) (Hex: #00755E) (RGB: 0, 117, 94)
<li style = "background-color: #007f5c; color: #ffffff "> Spanish Viridian (Viridian specfico (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #007F5C) (RGB: 0, 127, 92)<li>
 Dark Spring Green (web color) (Hex: #177245) (RGB: 23, 114, 69)

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