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#04BB99

#04bb99 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04bb99 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 73.33% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 168.85°, with 95.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 4.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3787

Complementary

  1. #04bb99
  2. #bb0426

Split complementary

  1. #04bb99
  2. #bb0482
  3. #bb3d04

Analogous

  1. #04bb3d
  2. #04bb99
  3. #0482bb

Triadic

  1. #04bb99
  2. #9904bb
  3. #bb9904

Tetradic

  1. #04bb99
  2. #0426bb
  3. #bb0426
  4. #bb9904

Square

  1. #04bb99
  2. #3d04bb
  3. #bb0426
  4. #82bb04

Monochromatic

  1. #01251e
  2. #02705c
  3. #04bb99
  4. #12facf
  5. #5cfcde

Shades

#04bb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04bb99
  2. #04a88a
  3. #03967a
  4. #03836b
  5. #02705c
  6. #025e4d
  7. #024b3d
  8. #01382e
  9. #01251f
  10. #00130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#04bb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04bb99
  2. #1dc2a3
  3. #36c9ad
  4. #4fcfb8
  5. #68d6c2
  6. #82ddcc
  7. #9be4d6
  8. #b4ebe0
  9. #cdf1eb
  10. #e6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04bb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04bb99
  2. #10b597
  3. #1daf94
  4. #29a992
  5. #36a38f
  6. #429e8d
  7. #4e988a
  8. #5b9288
  9. #678c85
  10. #748683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83aea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ae97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb398 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fab9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04bb99 {
  color: #04bb99;
}
Background
.bg-04bb99 {
  background-color: #04bb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04bb99 {
  border: 2px solid #04bb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04bb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 187 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04bb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04bb99, #0482bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04bb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 187 153 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.32 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.80 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.74 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.93 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.15 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.61 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.29 #fb4466 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Mint
#04bb99  rgb(4, 187, 153)  hsl(169, 96%, 37%)  Mint
#bb0426  rgb(187, 4, 38)  hsl(349, 96%, 37%)  Firebrick
#9904bb  rgb(153, 4, 187)  hsl(289, 96%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#bb9904  rgb(187, 153, 4)  hsl(49, 96%, 37%)  Metallic Gold