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#00BC9B

#00bc9b ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00bc9b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 73.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 169.47°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 4.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3833

Complementary

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #bc0021

Split complementary

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #bc007f
  3. #bc3d00

Analogous

  1. #00bc3d
  2. #00bc9b
  3. #007fbc

Triadic

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #9b00bc
  3. #bc9b00

Tetradic

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #0021bc
  3. #bc0021
  4. #bc9b00

Square

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #3d00bc
  3. #bc0021
  4. #7fbc00

Monochromatic

  1. #00231d
  2. #006f5c
  3. #00bc9b
  4. #09ffd4
  5. #56ffe1

Shades

#00bc9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #00a98c
  3. #00967c
  4. #00846d
  5. #00715d
  6. #005e4e
  7. #004b3e
  8. #00382f
  9. #00261f
  10. #001310
  11. #000000

Tints

#00bc9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #1ac3a5
  3. #33c9af
  4. #4dd0b9
  5. #66d7c3
  6. #80decd
  7. #99e4d7
  8. #b3ebe1
  9. #ccf2eb
  10. #e6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00bc9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00bc9b
  2. #0db698
  3. #1ab096
  4. #26aa93
  5. #33a490
  6. #409e8e
  7. #4d988b
  8. #5a9288
  9. #668c85
  10. #738683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84afa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5af99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00beb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b49a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80ac9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00bc9b {
  color: #00bc9b;
}
Background
.bg-00bc9b {
  background-color: #00bc9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00bc9b {
  border: 2px solid #00bc9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00bc9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 188 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00bc9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00bc9b, #007fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00bc9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 188 155 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.71 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.17 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.78 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.80 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.21 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.22 #ff4364 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#00bc9b  rgb(0, 188, 155)  hsl(169, 100%, 37%)  Mint
#bc0021  rgb(188, 0, 33)  hsl(349, 100%, 37%)  Firebrick
#9b00bc  rgb(155, 0, 188)  hsl(289, 100%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#bc9b00  rgb(188, 155, 0)  hsl(49, 100%, 37%)  Metallic Gold