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#04AAA0

#04aaa0 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04aaa0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 66.67% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 176.39°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.3131

Complementary

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #aa040e

Split complementary

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #aa0461
  3. #aa4d04

Analogous

  1. #04aa4d
  2. #04aaa0
  3. #0461aa

Triadic

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #a004aa
  3. #aaa004

Tetradic

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #040eaa
  3. #aa040e
  4. #aaa004

Square

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #4d04aa
  3. #aa040e
  4. #61aa04

Monochromatic

  1. #001513
  2. #025f5a
  3. #04aaa0
  4. #06f5e6
  5. #4cfbf0

Shades

#04aaa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #049990
  3. #038880
  4. #037770
  5. #026660
  6. #025550
  7. #024440
  8. #013330
  9. #012220
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#04aaa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #1db3aa
  3. #36bbb3
  4. #4fc4bd
  5. #68ccc6
  6. #82d5d0
  7. #9bddd9
  8. #b4e6e3
  9. #cdeeec
  10. #e6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04aaa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04aaa0
  2. #10a69d
  3. #1da29a
  4. #299d96
  5. #369993
  6. #429590
  7. #4e918d
  8. #5b8d8a
  9. #678886
  10. #748483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a0a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d92a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa4a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9ca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04aaa0 {
  color: #04aaa0;
}
Background
.bg-04aaa0 {
  background-color: #04aaa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04aaa0 {
  border: 2px solid #04aaa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04aaa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 170 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04aaa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04aaa0, #0461aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04aaa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 170 160 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.63 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.55 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.37 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.03 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.09 #fb555f Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#04aaa0  rgb(4, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 95%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#aa040e  rgb(170, 4, 14)  hsl(356, 95%, 34%)  Cornell Red
#a004aa  rgb(160, 4, 170)  hsl(296, 95%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa004  rgb(170, 160, 4)  hsl(56, 95%, 34%)  Brass