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#0AA8A4

#0aa8a4 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0aa8a4 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.92% red, 65.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 178.48°, with 88.76% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3075

Complementary

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #a80a0e

Split complementary

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #a80a5d
  3. #a8550a

Analogous

  1. #0aa855
  2. #0aa8a4
  3. #0a5da8

Triadic

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #a40aa8
  3. #a8a40a

Tetradic

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #0a0ea8
  3. #a80a0e
  4. #a8a40a

Square

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #550aa8
  3. #a80a0e
  4. #5da80a

Monochromatic

  1. #011817
  2. #06605e
  3. #0aa8a4
  4. #0ef0ea
  5. #56f5f1

Shades

#0aa8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #099794
  3. #088683
  4. #077673
  5. #066562
  6. #055452
  7. #044342
  8. #033231
  9. #022221
  10. #011110
  11. #000000

Tints

#0aa8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #23b1ad
  3. #3bb9b6
  4. #54c2bf
  5. #6ccbc8
  6. #85d4d2
  7. #9ddcdb
  8. #b6e5e4
  9. #ceeeed
  10. #e7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0aa8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0aa8a4
  2. #16a4a0
  3. #22a09d
  4. #2d9c99
  5. #399896
  6. #459492
  7. #51908e
  8. #5d8c8b
  9. #688887
  10. #748484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9fa4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a91a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ada6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca2a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9ba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0aa8a4 {
  color: #0aa8a4;
}
Background
.bg-0aa8a4 {
  background-color: #0aa8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0aa8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #0aa8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0aa8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 168 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0aa8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0aa8a4, #0a5da8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0aa8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 168 164 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.24 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.10 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.13 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.69 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.56 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.97 #f5575b Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#0aa8a4  rgb(10, 168, 164)  hsl(178, 89%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a80a0e  rgb(168, 10, 14)  hsl(358, 89%, 35%)  Rufous
#a40aa8  rgb(164, 10, 168)  hsl(298, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a8a40a  rgb(168, 164, 10)  hsl(58, 89%, 35%)  Brass