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#08ABA9

#08aba9 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08aba9 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 67.06% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 179.26°, with 91.06% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.3204

Complementary

  1. #08aba9
  2. #ab080a

Split complementary

  1. #08aba9
  2. #ab085c
  3. #ab5708

Analogous

  1. #08ab57
  2. #08aba9
  3. #085cab

Triadic

  1. #08aba9
  2. #a908ab
  3. #aba908

Tetradic

  1. #08aba9
  2. #080aab
  3. #ab080a
  4. #aba908

Square

  1. #08aba9
  2. #5708ab
  3. #ab080a
  4. #5cab08

Monochromatic

  1. #011919
  2. #056261
  3. #08aba9
  4. #0cf4f1
  5. #55f7f5

Shades

#08aba9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aba9
  2. #079a98
  3. #068987
  4. #067876
  5. #056765
  6. #045655
  7. #034444
  8. #023333
  9. #022222
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aba9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aba9
  2. #21b3b2
  3. #39bcba
  4. #52c4c3
  5. #6bcdcb
  6. #84d5d4
  7. #9cdddd
  8. #b5e6e5
  9. #ceeeee
  10. #e6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aba9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aba9
  2. #14a7a5
  3. #20a2a1
  4. #2c9e9d
  5. #389a99
  6. #449695
  7. #509190
  8. #5c8d8c
  9. #688988
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa1a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c93aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea6a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aba9 {
  color: #08aba9;
}
Background
.bg-08aba9 {
  background-color: #08aba9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aba9 {
  border: 2px solid #08aba9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aba9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 171 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aba9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aba9, #085cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aba9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 171 169 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.95 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.47 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.33 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.53 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.74 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.63 #f75456 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08aba9  rgb(8, 171, 169)  hsl(179, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#ab080a  rgb(171, 8, 10)  hsl(359, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#a908ab  rgb(169, 8, 171)  hsl(299, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#aba908  rgb(171, 169, 8)  hsl(59, 91%, 35%)  Brass