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#00A09C

#00a09c ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a09c is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 178.5°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2754

Complementary

  1. #00a09c
  2. #a00004

Split complementary

  1. #00a09c
  2. #a00054
  3. #a04c00

Analogous

  1. #00a04c
  2. #00a09c
  3. #0054a0

Triadic

  1. #00a09c
  2. #9c00a0
  3. #a09c00

Tetradic

  1. #00a09c
  2. #0004a0
  3. #a00004
  4. #a09c00

Square

  1. #00a09c
  2. #4c00a0
  3. #a00004
  4. #54a000

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005351
  3. #00a09c
  4. #00ece7
  5. #3afffa

Shades

#00a09c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a09c
  2. #00908c
  3. #00807d
  4. #00706d
  5. #00605e
  6. #00504e
  7. #00403e
  8. #00302f
  9. #00201f
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a09c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a09c
  2. #1aaaa6
  3. #33b3b0
  4. #4dbdba
  5. #66c6c4
  6. #80d0ce
  7. #99d9d7
  8. #b3e3e1
  9. #cceceb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a09c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a09c
  2. #0d9d99
  3. #1a9a96
  4. #269694
  5. #339391
  6. #40908e
  7. #4d8d8b
  8. #5a8a88
  9. #668686
  10. #738383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #719694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95979c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838a9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a59e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #769b9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67939d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a39d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a09c {
  color: #00a09c;
}
Background
.bg-00a09c {
  background-color: #00a09c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a09c {
  border: 2px solid #00a09c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a09c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a09c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a09c, #0054a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a09c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 156 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.65 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.36 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.15 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.49 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.59 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.17 #ff5f63 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a09c  rgb(0, 160, 156)  hsl(179, 100%, 31%)  Light Sea Green
#a00004  rgb(160, 0, 4)  hsl(359, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#9c00a0  rgb(156, 0, 160)  hsl(299, 100%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#a09c00  rgb(160, 156, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 31%)  Brass