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#00A8A9

#00a8a9 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 180.36°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.3087

Complementary

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #a90100

Split complementary

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #a90053
  3. #a95600

Analogous

  1. #00a956
  2. #00a8a9
  3. #0053a9

Triadic

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #a900a8
  3. #a8a900

Tetradic

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #0100a9
  3. #a90100
  4. #a8a900

Square

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #5600a9
  3. #a90100
  4. #53a900

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005c5d
  3. #00a8a9
  4. #00f4f6
  5. #43feff

Shades

#00a8a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #009798
  3. #008687
  4. #007676
  5. #006565
  6. #005455
  7. #004344
  8. #003233
  9. #002222
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #1ab1b2
  3. #33b9ba
  4. #4dc2c3
  5. #66cbcb
  6. #80d4d4
  7. #99dcdd
  8. #b3e5e5
  9. #cceeee
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8a9
  2. #0da4a5
  3. #1aa0a1
  4. #269c9d
  5. #339899
  6. #409495
  7. #4d9090
  8. #5a8c8c
  9. #668888
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8891aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba3a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8a9 {
  color: #00a8a9;
}
Background
.bg-00a8a9 {
  background-color: #00a8a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8a9 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8a9, #0053a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 169 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.34 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.49 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.14 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.46 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.50 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.80 #ff5756 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a8a9  rgb(0, 168, 169)  hsl(180, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a90100  rgb(169, 1, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a900a8  rgb(169, 0, 168)  hsl(300, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a8a900  rgb(168, 169, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 33%)  Brass