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#00A89E

#00a89e ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a89e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.95% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 176.43°, 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.3047

Complementary

  1. #00a89e
  2. #a8000a

Split complementary

  1. #00a89e
  2. #a8005e
  3. #a84a00

Analogous

  1. #00a84a
  2. #00a89e
  3. #005ea8

Triadic

  1. #00a89e
  2. #9e00a8
  3. #a89e00

Tetradic

  1. #00a89e
  2. #000aa8
  3. #a8000a
  4. #a89e00

Square

  1. #00a89e
  2. #4a00a8
  3. #a8000a
  4. #5ea800

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005b56
  3. #00a89e
  4. #00f4e6
  5. #42fff4

Shades

#00a89e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a89e
  2. #00978e
  3. #00867e
  4. #00766f
  5. #00655f
  6. #00544f
  7. #00433f
  8. #00322f
  9. #002220
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a89e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a89e
  2. #1ab1a8
  3. #33b9b1
  4. #4dc2bb
  5. #66cbc5
  6. #80d4cf
  7. #99dcd8
  8. #b3e5e2
  9. #cceeec
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a89e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a89e
  2. #0da49b
  3. #1aa098
  4. #269c95
  5. #339892
  6. #40948f
  7. #4d908c
  8. #5a8c89
  9. #668886
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9e9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b909f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a89e {
  color: #00a89e;
}
Background
.bg-00a89e {
  background-color: #00a89e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a89e {
  border: 2px solid #00a89e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a89e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a89e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a89e, #005ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a89e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 158 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.33 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.61 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.95 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.04 #ff5761 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a89e  rgb(0, 168, 158)  hsl(176, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a8000a  rgb(168, 0, 10)  hsl(356, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#9e00a8  rgb(158, 0, 168)  hsl(296, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a89e00  rgb(168, 158, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 33%)  Brass