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#08AAA1

#08aaa1 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08aaa1 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 66.67% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.3137

Complementary

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #aa0811

Split complementary

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #aa0862
  3. #aa5008

Analogous

  1. #08aa50
  2. #08aaa1
  3. #0862aa

Triadic

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #a108aa
  3. #aaa108

Tetradic

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #0811aa
  3. #aa0811
  4. #aaa108

Square

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #5008aa
  3. #aa0811
  4. #62aa08

Monochromatic

  1. #011817
  2. #05615c
  3. #08aaa1
  4. #0bf3e6
  5. #54f7ee

Shades

#08aaa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #079991
  3. #068881
  4. #067771
  5. #056661
  6. #045551
  7. #034440
  8. #023330
  9. #022220
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aaa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #21b3aa
  3. #39bbb4
  4. #52c4bd
  5. #6bccc7
  6. #84d5d0
  7. #9cddd9
  8. #b5e6e3
  9. #ceeeec
  10. #e6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aaa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aaa1
  2. #14a69e
  3. #20a29a
  4. #2c9d97
  5. #389994
  6. #449591
  7. #50918d
  8. #5c8d8a
  9. #688887
  10. #748483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a0a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d92a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa4a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aaa1 {
  color: #08aaa1;
}
Background
.bg-08aaa1 {
  background-color: #08aaa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aaa1 {
  border: 2px solid #08aaa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aaa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 170 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aaa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aaa1, #0862aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aaa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 170 161 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.50 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.90 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.15 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.82 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.09 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.94 #f7555e Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08aaa1  rgb(8, 170, 161)  hsl(177, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#aa0811  rgb(170, 8, 17)  hsl(357, 91%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#a108aa  rgb(161, 8, 170)  hsl(297, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa108  rgb(170, 161, 8)  hsl(57, 91%, 35%)  Brass