Viridian

**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

<ul>
<li style = "background-color: #0bda51;"> Malachite (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #0BDA51) (RGB: 11, 218, 81)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #50c878;"> Emerald (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #50C878) (RGB: 80, 200, 120)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #00cc99;"> Caribbean Green (Crayola) (Hex: #00CC99) (RGB: 0, 204, 153)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #20b2aa; color:#ffffff"> Sea Green (Hex: #20B2AA) (RGB: 32, 178, 170)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #3cb371; color: #ffffff "> Medium Sea Green (web color) (Hex: #3CB371) (RGB: 60, 179, 113)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #00a550; color: #ffffff;"> Pigment Green (Green (CMYK)) (Hex: #00A550) (RGB: 0, 165, 80)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #01a368; color: #ffffff;"> Deep Green (Green (Crayola)) (Hex: #01A368) (RGB: 1, 163, 104)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #00A86B; color: #ffffff;"> Jade Green (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #00A86B) (RGB: 0, 168, 107)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #3eb489; color: #ffffff"> Mint (Mint Leaf (ISCC-NBS)) (Hex: #3EB489) (RGB: 62, 180, 137)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #29ab87; color: #ffffff"> Jungle Green (Crayola) (Hex: #29AB87) (RGB: 41, 171, 135)</li>
<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>
<li style = "background-color: #1ab385; color: #ffffff "> Mountain Meadow (Crayola) (Hex: #1AB385) (RGB: 26, 179, 33)</li>
<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>
<li style = "background-color: #00755e; color: #ffffff"> Tropical Rain Forest (Crayola) (Hex: #00755E) (RGB: 0, 117, 94)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #007f5c; color: #ffffff "> Spanish Viridian (_Viridian specfico_ (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #007F5C) (RGB: 0, 127, 92)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #177245; color: #ffffff "> Dark Spring Green (web color) (Hex: #177245) (RGB: 23, 114, 69)</li>
</ul>

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