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#09AAA3

#09aaa3 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09aaa3 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 66.67% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 177.39°, with 89.94% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3145

Complementary

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #aa0910

Split complementary

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #aa0961
  3. #aa5309

Analogous

  1. #09aa53
  2. #09aaa3
  3. #0961aa

Triadic

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #a309aa
  3. #aaa309

Tetradic

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #0910aa
  3. #aa0910
  4. #aaa309

Square

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #5309aa
  3. #aa0910
  4. #61aa09

Monochromatic

  1. #011918
  2. #05615d
  3. #09aaa3
  4. #0df2e8
  5. #56f6ef

Shades

#09aaa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #089993
  3. #078882
  4. #067772
  5. #056662
  6. #055552
  7. #044441
  8. #033331
  9. #022221
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#09aaa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #22b3ac
  3. #3abbb5
  4. #53c4bf
  5. #6bccc8
  6. #84d5d1
  7. #9dddda
  8. #b5e6e3
  9. #ceeeed
  10. #e6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09aaa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09aaa3
  2. #15a6a0
  3. #21a29c
  4. #2d9d99
  5. #399995
  6. #459592
  7. #50918e
  8. #5c8d8b
  9. #688887
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c92a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea4a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9ca4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09aaa3 {
  color: #09aaa3;
}
Background
.bg-09aaa3 {
  background-color: #09aaa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09aaa3 {
  border: 2px solid #09aaa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09aaa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 170 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09aaa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09aaa3, #0961aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09aaa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 170 163 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.84 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.61 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.65 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.42 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.67 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.83 #f6555c Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#09aaa3  rgb(9, 170, 163)  hsl(177, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#aa0910  rgb(170, 9, 16)  hsl(357, 90%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#a309aa  rgb(163, 9, 170)  hsl(297, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa309  rgb(170, 163, 9)  hsl(57, 90%, 35%)  Brass