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#00A4A4

#00a4a4 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4a4 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2923

Complementary

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #a40000

Split complementary

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #a40052
  3. #a45200

Analogous

  1. #00a452
  2. #00a4a4
  3. #0052a4

Triadic

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #a400a4
  3. #a4a400

Tetradic

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #0000a4
  3. #a40000
  4. #a4a400

Square

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #5200a4
  3. #a40000
  4. #52a400

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005858
  3. #00a4a4
  4. #00f1f1
  5. #3effff

Shades

#00a4a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #009494
  3. #008383
  4. #007373
  5. #006262
  6. #005252
  7. #004242
  8. #003131
  9. #002121
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #1aadad
  3. #33b6b6
  4. #4dbfbf
  5. #66c8c8
  6. #80d2d2
  7. #99dbdb
  8. #b3e4e4
  9. #cceded
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4a4
  2. #0da0a0
  3. #1a9d9d
  4. #269999
  5. #339696
  6. #409292
  7. #4d8e8e
  8. #5a8b8b
  9. #668787
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789fa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6997a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4a4 {
  color: #00a4a4;
}
Background
.bg-00a4a4 {
  background-color: #00a4a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4a4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a4a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4a4, #0052a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 164 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.00 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.36 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.54 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.94 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.01 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.28 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.01 #ff5b5b Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a4a4  rgb(0, 164, 164)  hsl(180, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a40000  rgb(164, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#a400a4  rgb(164, 0, 164)  hsl(300, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a4a400  rgb(164, 164, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 32%)  Brass