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#09AEAA

#09aeaa ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09aeaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 68.24% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.3% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 178.55°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.3323

Complementary

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #ae090d

Split complementary

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #ae095f
  3. #ae5809

Analogous

  1. #09ae58
  2. #09aeaa
  3. #095fae

Triadic

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #aa09ae
  3. #aeaa09

Tetradic

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #090dae
  3. #ae090d
  4. #aeaa09

Square

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #5809ae
  3. #ae090d
  4. #5fae09

Monochromatic

  1. #011d1c
  2. #056563
  3. #09aeaa
  4. #11f3ed
  5. #5af6f3

Shades

#09aeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #089d99
  3. #078b88
  4. #067a77
  5. #056866
  6. #055755
  7. #044644
  8. #033433
  9. #022322
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#09aeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #22b6b3
  3. #3abebb
  4. #53c6c4
  5. #6bcecc
  6. #84d7d5
  7. #9ddfdd
  8. #b5e7e6
  9. #ceefee
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09aeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09aeaa
  2. #15a9a6
  3. #21a5a2
  4. #2da09d
  5. #399c99
  6. #459795
  7. #509291
  8. #5c8e8d
  9. #688988
  10. #748584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca3a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a4aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f96ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81a8aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a0ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09aeaa {
  color: #09aeaa;
}
Background
.bg-09aeaa {
  background-color: #09aeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09aeaa {
  border: 2px solid #09aeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09aeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 174 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09aeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09aeaa, #095fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09aeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 174 170 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 1.86 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.37 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.40 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.98 #f65155 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#09aeaa  rgb(9, 174, 170)  hsl(179, 90%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#ae090d  rgb(174, 9, 13)  hsl(359, 90%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#aa09ae  rgb(170, 9, 174)  hsl(299, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#aeaa09  rgb(174, 170, 9)  hsl(59, 90%, 36%)  Brass