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#08B2AD

#08b2ad ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08b2ad is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 69.8% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.81% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 178.24°, with 91.4% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.3491

Complementary

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #b2080d

Split complementary

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #b20862
  3. #b25808

Analogous

  1. #08b258
  2. #08b2ad
  3. #0862b2

Triadic

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #ad08b2
  3. #b2ad08

Tetradic

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #080db2
  3. #b2080d
  4. #b2ad08

Square

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #5808b2
  3. #b2080d
  4. #62b208

Monochromatic

  1. #01201f
  2. #056966
  3. #08b2ad
  4. #12f4ee
  5. #5bf8f3

Shades

#08b2ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #07a09c
  3. #068e8a
  4. #067d79
  5. #056b68
  6. #045957
  7. #034745
  8. #023534
  9. #022423
  10. #011211
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b2ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #21bab5
  3. #39c1bd
  4. #52c9c6
  5. #6bd1ce
  6. #84d9d6
  7. #9ce0de
  8. #b5e8e6
  9. #cef0ef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b2ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b2ad
  2. #14ada9
  3. #20a8a4
  4. #2ca3a0
  5. #389e9b
  6. #449997
  7. #509492
  8. #5c8f8e
  9. #688a89
  10. #748585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a8ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9299ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84acad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74a4ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b2ad {
  color: #08b2ad;
}
Background
.bg-08b2ad {
  background-color: #08b2ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b2ad {
  border: 2px solid #08b2ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b2ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 178 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b2ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b2ad, #0862b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b2ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 178 173 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 1.16 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.23 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.41 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.21 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.03 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.54 #f74d52 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08b2ad  rgb(8, 178, 173)  hsl(178, 91%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#b2080d  rgb(178, 8, 13)  hsl(358, 91%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#ad08b2  rgb(173, 8, 178)  hsl(298, 91%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#b2ad08  rgb(178, 173, 8)  hsl(58, 91%, 36%)  Brass