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#00A6AA

#00a6aa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a6aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 181.41°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.3017

Complementary

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #aa0400

Split complementary

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #aa0051
  3. #aa5900

Analogous

  1. #00aa59
  2. #00a6aa
  3. #0051aa

Triadic

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #aa00a6
  3. #a6aa00

Tetradic

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #0400aa
  3. #aa0400
  4. #a6aa00

Square

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #5900aa
  3. #aa0400
  4. #51aa00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005b5d
  3. #00a6aa
  4. #00f1f6
  5. #44fbff

Shades

#00a6aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #009599
  3. #008588
  4. #007477
  5. #006466
  6. #005355
  7. #004244
  8. #003233
  9. #002122
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a6aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #1aafb3
  3. #33b8bb
  4. #4dc1c4
  5. #66cacc
  6. #80d3d5
  7. #99dbdd
  8. #b3e4e6
  9. #ccedee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a6aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a6aa
  2. #0da2a6
  3. #1a9ea2
  4. #269b9d
  5. #339799
  6. #409395
  7. #4d8f91
  8. #5a8b8d
  9. #668888
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999eaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a1aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6999aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aaa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a6aa {
  color: #00a6aa;
}
Background
.bg-00a6aa {
  background-color: #00a6aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a6aa {
  border: 2px solid #00a6aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a6aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a6aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a6aa, #0051aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a6aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.43 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.58 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.53 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.70 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.57 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.07 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.47 #ff5955 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a6aa  rgb(0, 166, 170)  hsl(181, 100%, 33%)  Verdigris
#aa0400  rgb(170, 4, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#aa00a6  rgb(170, 0, 166)  hsl(301, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a6aa00  rgb(166, 170, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass