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#08A8A7

#08a8a7 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08a8a7 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 65.88% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.6% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 179.63°, with 90.91% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.3085

Complementary

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #a80809

Split complementary

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #a80859
  3. #a85708

Analogous

  1. #08a857
  2. #08a8a7
  3. #0859a8

Triadic

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #a708a8
  3. #a8a708

Tetradic

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #0809a8
  3. #a80809
  4. #a8a708

Square

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #5708a8
  3. #a80809
  4. #59a808

Monochromatic

  1. #011616
  2. #055f5e
  3. #08a8a7
  4. #0bf1f0
  5. #52f7f6

Shades

#08a8a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #079796
  3. #068686
  4. #067675
  5. #056564
  6. #045454
  7. #034343
  8. #023232
  9. #022221
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#08a8a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #21b1b0
  3. #39b9b9
  4. #52c2c1
  5. #6bcbca
  6. #84d4d3
  7. #9cdcdc
  8. #b5e5e5
  9. #ceeeed
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08a8a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08a8a7
  2. #14a4a3
  3. #20a09f
  4. #2c9c9b
  5. #389897
  6. #449494
  7. #509090
  8. #5c8c8c
  9. #688888
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9fa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8991a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca3a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08a8a7 {
  color: #08a8a7;
}
Background
.bg-08a8a7 {
  background-color: #08a8a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08a8a7 {
  border: 2px solid #08a8a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08a8a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 168 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08a8a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08a8a7, #0859a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08a8a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 168 167 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.83 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.21 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.28 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.27 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.49 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.82 #f75758 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08a8a7  rgb(8, 168, 167)  hsl(180, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a80809  rgb(168, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#a708a8  rgb(167, 8, 168)  hsl(300, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a8a708  rgb(168, 167, 8)  hsl(60, 91%, 35%)  Brass