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#00A69C

#00a69c ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a69c is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.1% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.02% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 176.39°, 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #00a69c
  2. #a6000a

Split complementary

  1. #00a69c
  2. #a6005d
  3. #a64900

Analogous

  1. #00a649
  2. #00a69c
  3. #005da6

Triadic

  1. #00a69c
  2. #9c00a6
  3. #a69c00

Tetradic

  1. #00a69c
  2. #000aa6
  3. #a6000a
  4. #a69c00

Square

  1. #00a69c
  2. #4900a6
  3. #a6000a
  4. #5da600

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005a54
  3. #00a69c
  4. #00f3e4
  5. #40fff4

Shades

#00a69c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a69c
  2. #00958c
  3. #00857d
  4. #00746d
  5. #00645e
  6. #00534e
  7. #00423e
  8. #00322f
  9. #00211f
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a69c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a69c
  2. #1aafa6
  3. #33b8b0
  4. #4dc1ba
  5. #66cac4
  6. #80d3ce
  7. #99dbd7
  8. #b3e4e1
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a69c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a69c
  2. #0da299
  3. #1a9e96
  4. #269b94
  5. #339791
  6. #40938e
  7. #4d8f8b
  8. #5a8b88
  9. #668886
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9c9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8e9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca09c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d989d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a69c {
  color: #00a69c;
}
Background
.bg-00a69c {
  background-color: #00a69c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a69c {
  border: 2px solid #00a69c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a69c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a69c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a69c, #005da6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a69c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 156 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.30 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.18 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.84 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.49 #ff5963 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a69c  rgb(0, 166, 156)  hsl(176, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a6000a  rgb(166, 0, 10)  hsl(356, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#9c00a6  rgb(156, 0, 166)  hsl(296, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a69c00  rgb(166, 156, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 33%)  Brass