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#00A3A6

#00a3a6 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a3a6 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.92% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 1.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 181.08°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2895

Complementary

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #a60300

Split complementary

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #a60050
  3. #a65600

Analogous

  1. #00a656
  2. #00a3a6
  3. #0050a6

Triadic

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #a600a3
  3. #a3a600

Tetradic

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #0300a6
  3. #a60300
  4. #a3a600

Square

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #5600a6
  3. #a60300
  4. #50a600

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #00585a
  3. #00a3a6
  4. #00eef3
  5. #40fcff

Shades

#00a3a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #009395
  3. #008285
  4. #007274
  5. #006264
  6. #005253
  7. #004142
  8. #003132
  9. #002121
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #1aacaf
  3. #33b5b8
  4. #4dbfc1
  5. #66c8ca
  6. #80d1d3
  7. #99dadb
  8. #b3e3e4
  9. #cceded
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3a6
  2. #0da0a2
  3. #1a9c9e
  4. #26999b
  5. #339597
  6. #409293
  7. #4d8e8f
  8. #5a8b8b
  9. #668788
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74999b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6796a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3a6 {
  color: #00a3a6;
}
Background
.bg-00a3a6 {
  background-color: #00a3a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3a6 {
  border: 2px solid #00a3a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3a6, #0050a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 166 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.93 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.97 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.58 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.18 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.10 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.19 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.34 #ff5c59 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a3a6  rgb(0, 163, 166)  hsl(181, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a60300  rgb(166, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a600a3  rgb(166, 0, 163)  hsl(301, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a3a600  rgb(163, 166, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass