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#09A7A3

#09a7a3 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09a7a3 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 65.49% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.4% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 178.48°, with 89.77% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.3034

Complementary

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #a7090d

Split complementary

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #a7095c
  3. #a75409

Analogous

  1. #09a754
  2. #09a7a3
  3. #095ca7

Triadic

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #a309a7
  3. #a7a309

Tetradic

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #090da7
  3. #a7090d
  4. #a7a309

Square

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #5409a7
  3. #a7090d
  4. #5ca709

Monochromatic

  1. #011615
  2. #055e5c
  3. #09a7a3
  4. #0df0ea
  5. #53f6f2

Shades

#09a7a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #089693
  3. #078682
  4. #067572
  5. #056462
  6. #055452
  7. #044341
  8. #033231
  9. #022121
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#09a7a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #22b0ac
  3. #3ab9b5
  4. #53c1bf
  5. #6bcac8
  6. #84d3d1
  7. #9ddcda
  8. #b5e5e3
  9. #ceeded
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09a7a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09a7a3
  2. #15a3a0
  3. #219f9c
  4. #2d9b99
  5. #399795
  6. #459492
  7. #50908e
  8. #5c8c8b
  9. #688887
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8990a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca2a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9aa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aaa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09a7a3 {
  color: #09a7a3;
}
Background
.bg-09a7a3 {
  background-color: #09a7a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09a7a3 {
  border: 2px solid #09a7a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09a7a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 167 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09a7a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09a7a3, #095ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09a7a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 167 163 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.36 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.43 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.62 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.26 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.26 #f6585c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#09a7a3  rgb(9, 167, 163)  hsl(178, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a7090d  rgb(167, 9, 13)  hsl(358, 90%, 35%)  Rufous
#a309a7  rgb(163, 9, 167)  hsl(298, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a7a309  rgb(167, 163, 9)  hsl(58, 90%, 35%)  Brass