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#00A6A8

#00a6a8 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a6a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 180.71°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.301

Complementary

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #a80200

Split complementary

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #a80052
  3. #a85600

Analogous

  1. #00a856
  2. #00a6a8
  3. #0052a8

Triadic

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #a800a6
  3. #a6a800

Tetradic

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #0200a8
  3. #a80200
  4. #a6a800

Square

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #5600a8
  3. #a80200
  4. #52a800

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005a5b
  3. #00a6a8
  4. #00f2f4
  5. #42fdff

Shades

#00a6a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #009597
  3. #008586
  4. #007476
  5. #006465
  6. #005354
  7. #004243
  8. #003232
  9. #002122
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a6a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #1aafb1
  3. #33b8b9
  4. #4dc1c2
  5. #66cacb
  6. #80d3d4
  7. #99dbdc
  8. #b3e4e5
  9. #ccedee
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a6a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a6a8
  2. #0da2a4
  3. #1a9ea0
  4. #269b9c
  5. #339798
  6. #409394
  7. #4d8f90
  8. #5a8b8c
  9. #668888
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9da8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a1a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a99a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aaa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a6a8 {
  color: #00a6a8;
}
Background
.bg-00a6a8 {
  background-color: #00a6a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a6a8 {
  border: 2px solid #00a6a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a6a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a6a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a6a8, #0052a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a6a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 168 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.02 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.86 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.79 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.94 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.41 #ff5957 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a6a8  rgb(0, 166, 168)  hsl(181, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a80200  rgb(168, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a800a6  rgb(168, 0, 166)  hsl(301, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a6a800  rgb(166, 168, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass