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#08B0AD

#08b0ad ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08b0ad is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 69.02% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.7% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 178.93°, with 91.3% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.3412

Complementary

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #b0080b

Split complementary

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #b0085f
  3. #b05908

Analogous

  1. #08b059
  2. #08b0ad
  3. #085fb0

Triadic

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #ad08b0
  3. #b0ad08

Tetradic

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #080bb0
  3. #b0080b
  4. #b0ad08

Square

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #5908b0
  3. #b0080b
  4. #5fb008

Monochromatic

  1. #011e1d
  2. #056765
  3. #08b0ad
  4. #10f4f0
  5. #5af7f5

Shades

#08b0ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #079e9c
  3. #068d8a
  4. #067b79
  5. #056a68
  6. #045857
  7. #034645
  8. #023534
  9. #022323
  10. #011211
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b0ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #21b8b5
  3. #39c0bd
  4. #52c8c6
  5. #6bd0ce
  6. #84d8d6
  7. #9cdfde
  8. #b5e7e6
  9. #ceefef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b0ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b0ad
  2. #14aba9
  3. #20a6a4
  4. #2ca2a0
  5. #389d9b
  6. #449897
  7. #509392
  8. #5c8e8e
  9. #688a89
  10. #748585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a6ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9098ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82aaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72a2ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b0ad {
  color: #08b0ad;
}
Background
.bg-08b0ad {
  background-color: #08b0ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b0ad {
  border: 2px solid #08b0ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b0ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 176 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b0ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b0ad, #085fb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b0ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 176 173 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 1.91 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.85 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.76 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.59 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.31 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.57 #f74f52 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08b0ad  rgb(8, 176, 173)  hsl(179, 91%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#b0080b  rgb(176, 8, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 36%)  Rufous
#ad08b0  rgb(173, 8, 176)  hsl(299, 91%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#b0ad08  rgb(176, 173, 8)  hsl(59, 91%, 36%)  Brass