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Golden ratio calculator
Enter one length to get the longer and shorter sides that match the golden ratio of about 1.618.
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How it works
The golden ratio, phi, is (1 + square root of 5) / 2, about 1.618. If a length is the shorter side, the longer side is that length times 1.618. If it is the longer side, the shorter side is that length divided by 1.618.
Example: a card 10 inches wide on its shorter side would be 10 x 1.618 = 16.18 inches long. A 1,200-pixel page split into golden parts gives a 741.6 pixel main column and a 458.4 pixel sidebar.
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What is the golden ratio?
About 1.618. Two lengths are in the golden ratio when the longer divided by the shorter equals the total divided by the longer.
Where is it used?
Layouts, logos, photo crops and furniture proportions. A 1.618 rectangle is a common starting point in design.
Does the unit matter?
No. Inches, pixels or centimeters all work, and the answer is in the same unit.
Is anything saved?
No. The math runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us.
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