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#00A38F

#00a38f ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a38f is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.92% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.27% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 172.64°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 1.03.

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Relative luminance0.2818

Complementary

  1. #00a38f
  2. #a30014

Split complementary

  1. #00a38f
  2. #a30065
  3. #a33e00

Analogous

  1. #00a33e
  2. #00a38f
  3. #0065a3

Triadic

  1. #00a38f
  2. #8f00a3
  3. #a38f00

Tetradic

  1. #00a38f
  2. #0014a3
  3. #a30014
  4. #a38f00

Square

  1. #00a38f
  2. #3e00a3
  3. #a30014
  4. #65a300

Monochromatic

  1. #001412
  2. #00564c
  3. #00a38f
  4. #00efd2
  5. #3dffe7

Shades

#00a38f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a38f
  2. #009381
  3. #008272
  4. #007264
  5. #006256
  6. #005248
  7. #004139
  8. #00312b
  9. #00211d
  10. #00100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a38f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a38f
  2. #1aac9a
  3. #33b5a5
  4. #4dbfb1
  5. #66c8bc
  6. #80d1c7
  7. #99dad2
  8. #b3e3dd
  9. #ccede9
  10. #e6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a38f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a38f
  2. #0da08e
  3. #1a9c8c
  4. #26998b
  5. #339589
  6. #409288
  7. #4d8e86
  8. #5a8b85
  9. #668783
  10. #738482
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #729890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b988e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8b91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a69d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9590 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a598 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a38f {
  color: #00a38f;
}
Background
.bg-00a38f {
  background-color: #00a38f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a38f {
  border: 2px solid #00a38f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a38f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a38f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a38f, #0065a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a38f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 143 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 1.03 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.58 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.59 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.19 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.69 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.57 #ff5c70 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a38f  rgb(0, 163, 143)  hsl(173, 100%, 32%)  Persian Green
#a30014  rgb(163, 0, 20)  hsl(353, 100%, 32%)  Carmine
#8f00a3  rgb(143, 0, 163)  hsl(293, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a38f00  rgb(163, 143, 0)  hsl(53, 100%, 32%)  Brass