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#00A9A3

#00a9a3 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9a3 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.55% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.87°, 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.3102

Complementary

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #a90006

Split complementary

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #a9005b
  3. #a94f00

Analogous

  1. #00a94f
  2. #00a9a3
  3. #005ba9

Triadic

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #a300a9
  3. #a9a300

Tetradic

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #0006a9
  3. #a90006
  4. #a9a300

Square

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #4f00a9
  3. #a90006
  4. #5ba900

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005d59
  3. #00a9a3
  4. #00f6ed
  5. #43fff8

Shades

#00a9a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #009893
  3. #008782
  4. #007672
  5. #006562
  6. #005552
  7. #004441
  8. #003331
  9. #002221
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #1ab2ac
  3. #33bab5
  4. #4dc3bf
  5. #66cbc8
  6. #80d4d1
  7. #99ddda
  8. #b3e5e3
  9. #cceeed
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9a3
  2. #0da5a0
  3. #1aa19c
  4. #269d99
  5. #339995
  6. #409592
  7. #4d908e
  8. #5a8c8b
  9. #668887
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9fa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b91a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da3a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9a3 {
  color: #00a9a3;
}
Background
.bg-00a9a3 {
  background-color: #00a9a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9a3 {
  border: 2px solid #00a9a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9a3, #005ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 163 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.79 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.06 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.87 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.90 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.24 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.87 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.94 #ff565c Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a9a3  rgb(0, 169, 163)  hsl(178, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a90006  rgb(169, 0, 6)  hsl(358, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a300a9  rgb(163, 0, 169)  hsl(298, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a9a300  rgb(169, 163, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 33%)  Brass