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#08ACA0

#08aca0 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08aca0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 67.45% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.98% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.61°, with 91.11% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #08aca0
  2. #ac0814

Split complementary

  1. #08aca0
  2. #ac0866
  3. #ac4e08

Analogous

  1. #08ac4e
  2. #08aca0
  3. #0866ac

Triadic

  1. #08aca0
  2. #a008ac
  3. #aca008

Tetradic

  1. #08aca0
  2. #0814ac
  3. #ac0814
  4. #aca008

Square

  1. #08aca0
  2. #4e08ac
  3. #ac0814
  4. #66ac08

Monochromatic

  1. #011a18
  2. #05635c
  3. #08aca0
  4. #0df4e3
  5. #56f7eb

Shades

#08aca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08aca0
  2. #079b90
  3. #068a80
  4. #067870
  5. #056760
  6. #045650
  7. #034540
  8. #023430
  9. #022220
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#08aca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08aca0
  2. #21b4aa
  3. #39bdb3
  4. #52c5bd
  5. #6bcdc6
  6. #84d6d0
  7. #9cded9
  8. #b5e6e3
  9. #ceeeec
  10. #e6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08aca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08aca0
  2. #14a89d
  3. #20a39a
  4. #2c9f96
  5. #389a93
  6. #449690
  7. #50928d
  8. #5c8d8a
  9. #688986
  10. #748483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a2a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f94a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81a6a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #719ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08aca0 {
  color: #08aca0;
}
Background
.bg-08aca0 {
  background-color: #08aca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08aca0 {
  border: 2px solid #08aca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08aca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 172 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08aca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08aca0, #0866ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08aca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 172 160 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.48 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.22 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.40 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.87 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.62 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.88 #f7535f Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08aca0  rgb(8, 172, 160)  hsl(176, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#ac0814  rgb(172, 8, 20)  hsl(356, 91%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#a008ac  rgb(160, 8, 172)  hsl(296, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#aca008  rgb(172, 160, 8)  hsl(56, 91%, 35%)  Brass