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#00A9AF

#00a9af ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 3.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 182.06°, with 100% saturation and 34.31% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #00a9af
  2. #af0600

Split complementary

  1. #00a9af
  2. #af0051
  3. #af5d00

Analogous

  1. #00af5d
  2. #00a9af
  3. #0051af

Triadic

  1. #00a9af
  2. #af00a9
  3. #a9af00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9af
  2. #0600af
  3. #af0600
  4. #a9af00

Square

  1. #00a9af
  2. #5d00af
  3. #af0600
  4. #51af00

Monochromatic

  1. #001516
  2. #005f62
  3. #00a9af
  4. #00f3fb
  5. #49f9ff

Shades

#00a9af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9af
  2. #00989e
  3. #00878c
  4. #00767b
  5. #006569
  6. #005558
  7. #004446
  8. #003335
  9. #002223
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9af
  2. #1ab2b7
  3. #33babf
  4. #4dc3c7
  5. #66cbcf
  6. #80d4d7
  7. #99dddf
  8. #b3e5e7
  9. #cceeef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9af
  2. #0da5aa
  3. #1aa1a6
  4. #269da1
  5. #33999c
  6. #409598
  7. #4d9093
  8. #5a8c8e
  9. #668889
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba1b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8792b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba4af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9caf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9af {
  color: #00a9af;
}
Background
.bg-00a9af {
  background-color: #00a9af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9af {
  border: 2px solid #00a9af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9af, #0051af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 175 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.27 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.72 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.22 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.93 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.42 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.71 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.04 #ff5650 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a9af  rgb(0, 169, 175)  hsl(182, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris
#af0600  rgb(175, 6, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#af00a9  rgb(175, 0, 169)  hsl(302, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a9af00  rgb(169, 175, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 34%)  Brass