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#00A091

#00a091 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a091 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 174.38°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.2719

Complementary

  1. #00a091
  2. #a0000f

Split complementary

  1. #00a091
  2. #a0005f
  3. #a04100

Analogous

  1. #00a041
  2. #00a091
  3. #005fa0

Triadic

  1. #00a091
  2. #9100a0
  3. #a09100

Tetradic

  1. #00a091
  2. #000fa0
  3. #a0000f
  4. #a09100

Square

  1. #00a091
  2. #4100a0
  3. #a0000f
  4. #5fa000

Monochromatic

  1. #001412
  2. #00534c
  3. #00a091
  4. #00ecd6
  5. #3affed

Shades

#00a091 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a091
  2. #009083
  3. #008074
  4. #007066
  5. #006057
  6. #005049
  7. #00403a
  8. #00302c
  9. #00201d
  10. #00100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a091 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a091
  2. #1aaa9c
  3. #33b3a7
  4. #4dbdb2
  5. #66c6bd
  6. #80d0c8
  7. #99d9d3
  8. #b3e3de
  9. #ccece9
  10. #e6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a091 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a091
  2. #0d9d8f
  3. #1a9a8e
  4. #26968c
  5. #33938a
  6. #409089
  7. #4d8d87
  8. #5a8a85
  9. #668683
  10. #738382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70968f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868992 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a49b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789a91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9392 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a091 {
  color: #00a091;
}
Background
.bg-00a091 {
  background-color: #00a091;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a091 {
  border: 2px solid #00a091;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a091;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a091 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a091, #005fa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a091 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 145 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.20 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.29 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.75 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.73 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.94 #ff5f6e Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a091  rgb(0, 160, 145)  hsl(174, 100%, 31%)  Persian Green
#a0000f  rgb(160, 0, 15)  hsl(354, 100%, 31%)  Sangria
#9100a0  rgb(145, 0, 160)  hsl(294, 100%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#a09100  rgb(160, 145, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 31%)  Brass