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#00A8AA

#00a8aa ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180.71°, 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.3091

Complementary

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #aa0200

Split complementary

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #aa0053
  3. #aa5700

Analogous

  1. #00aa57
  2. #00a8aa
  3. #0053aa

Triadic

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #aa00a8
  3. #a8aa00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #0200aa
  3. #aa0200
  4. #a8aa00

Square

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #5700aa
  3. #aa0200
  4. #53aa00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005c5d
  3. #00a8aa
  4. #00f4f6
  5. #44fdff

Shades

#00a8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #009799
  3. #008688
  4. #007677
  5. #006566
  6. #005455
  7. #004344
  8. #003233
  9. #002222
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #1ab1b3
  3. #33b9bb
  4. #4dc2c4
  5. #66cbcc
  6. #80d4d5
  7. #99dcdd
  8. #b3e5e6
  9. #cceeee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8aa
  2. #0da4a6
  3. #1aa0a2
  4. #269c9d
  5. #339899
  6. #409495
  7. #4d9091
  8. #5a8c8d
  9. #668888
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9faa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8891ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba3aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8aa {
  color: #00a8aa;
}
Background
.bg-00a8aa {
  background-color: #00a8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8aa {
  border: 2px solid #00a8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8aa, #0053aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 170 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.64 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.66 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.04 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.85 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.54 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.81 #ff5755 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a8aa  rgb(0, 168, 170)  hsl(181, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#aa0200  rgb(170, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#aa00a8  rgb(170, 0, 168)  hsl(301, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a8aa00  rgb(168, 170, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 33%)  Brass