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#00A29F

#00a29f ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a29f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.53% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.85% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 178.89°, with 100% saturation and 31.76% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.2834

Complementary

  1. #00a29f
  2. #a20003

Split complementary

  1. #00a29f
  2. #a20054
  3. #a24e00

Analogous

  1. #00a24e
  2. #00a29f
  3. #0054a2

Triadic

  1. #00a29f
  2. #9f00a2
  3. #a29f00

Tetradic

  1. #00a29f
  2. #0003a2
  3. #a20003
  4. #a29f00

Square

  1. #00a29f
  2. #4e00a2
  3. #a20003
  4. #54a200

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005554
  3. #00a29f
  4. #00eeea
  5. #3cfffb

Shades

#00a29f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a29f
  2. #00928f
  3. #00827f
  4. #00716f
  5. #00615f
  6. #005150
  7. #004140
  8. #003130
  9. #002020
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a29f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a29f
  2. #1aaba9
  3. #33b5b2
  4. #4dbebc
  5. #66c7c5
  6. #80d1cf
  7. #99dad9
  8. #b3e3e2
  9. #ccecec
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a29f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a29f
  2. #0d9f9c
  3. #1a9b99
  4. #269896
  5. #339493
  6. #409190
  7. #4d8e8c
  8. #5a8a89
  9. #668786
  10. #738383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #739897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97999f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779d9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6895a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a29f {
  color: #00a29f;
}
Background
.bg-00a29f {
  background-color: #00a29f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a29f {
  border: 2px solid #00a29f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a29f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 162 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a29f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a29f, #0054a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a29f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 162 159 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.78 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.90 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.98 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.32 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.70 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.50 #ff5d60 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a29f  rgb(0, 162, 159)  hsl(179, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a20003  rgb(162, 0, 3)  hsl(359, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9f00a2  rgb(159, 0, 162)  hsl(299, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a29f00  rgb(162, 159, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 32%)  Brass