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#00A490

#00a490 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a490 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.2% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 172.68°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 0.74.

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Relative luminance0.2856

Complementary

  1. #00a490
  2. #a40014

Split complementary

  1. #00a490
  2. #a40066
  3. #a43e00

Analogous

  1. #00a43e
  2. #00a490
  3. #0066a4

Triadic

  1. #00a490
  2. #9000a4
  3. #a49000

Tetradic

  1. #00a490
  2. #0014a4
  3. #a40014
  4. #a49000

Square

  1. #00a490
  2. #3e00a4
  3. #a40014
  4. #66a400

Monochromatic

  1. #001412
  2. #00584d
  3. #00a490
  4. #00f1d3
  5. #3effe7

Shades

#00a490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a490
  2. #009482
  3. #008373
  4. #007365
  5. #006256
  6. #005248
  7. #00423a
  8. #00312b
  9. #00211d
  10. #00100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a490
  2. #1aad9b
  3. #33b6a6
  4. #4dbfb1
  5. #66c8bc
  6. #80d2c8
  7. #99dbd3
  8. #b3e4de
  9. #ccede9
  10. #e6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a490
  2. #0da08e
  3. #1a9d8d
  4. #26998b
  5. #33968a
  6. #409288
  7. #4d8e86
  8. #5a8b85
  9. #668783
  10. #738482
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #739991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c998f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8c92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a79e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c9e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a490 {
  color: #00a490;
}
Background
.bg-00a490 {
  background-color: #00a490;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a490 {
  border: 2px solid #00a490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a490, #0066a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 144 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 0.74 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.48 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.35 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.98 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.54 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.72 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.78 #ff5b6f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a490  rgb(0, 164, 144)  hsl(173, 100%, 32%)  Persian Green
#a40014  rgb(164, 0, 20)  hsl(353, 100%, 32%)  Carmine
#9000a4  rgb(144, 0, 164)  hsl(293, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a49000  rgb(164, 144, 0)  hsl(53, 100%, 32%)  Brass