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#0BAEAA

#0baeaa ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0baeaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 68.24% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.3% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 178.53°, with 88.11% saturation and 36.27% 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 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.3325

Complementary

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #ae0b0f

Split complementary

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #ae0b60
  3. #ae580b

Analogous

  1. #0bae58
  2. #0baeaa
  3. #0b60ae

Triadic

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #aa0bae
  3. #aeaa0b

Tetradic

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #0b0fae
  3. #ae0b0f
  4. #aeaa0b

Square

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #580bae
  3. #ae0b0f
  4. #60ae0b

Monochromatic

  1. #021e1d
  2. #066664
  3. #0baeaa
  4. #15f0eb
  5. #5df5f1

Shades

#0baeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #0a9d99
  3. #098b88
  4. #087a77
  5. #076866
  6. #065755
  7. #044644
  8. #033433
  9. #022322
  10. #011111
  11. #000000

Tints

#0baeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #23b6b3
  3. #3cbebb
  4. #54c6c4
  5. #6dcecc
  6. #85d7d5
  7. #9ddfdd
  8. #b6e7e6
  9. #ceefee
  10. #e7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0baeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0baeaa
  2. #17a9a6
  3. #22a5a2
  4. #2ea09d
  5. #3a9c99
  6. #469795
  7. #519291
  8. #5d8e8d
  9. #698988
  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 #7ca4a2 ≈ 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-0baeaa {
  color: #0baeaa;
}
Background
.bg-0baeaa {
  background-color: #0baeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0baeaa {
  border: 2px solid #0baeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0baeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 174 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0baeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0baeaa, #0b60ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0baeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 174 170 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 1.85 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.37 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.15 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.98 #f45155 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#0baeaa  rgb(11, 174, 170)  hsl(179, 88%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#ae0b0f  rgb(174, 11, 15)  hsl(359, 88%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#aa0bae  rgb(170, 11, 174)  hsl(299, 88%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#aeaa0b  rgb(174, 170, 11)  hsl(59, 88%, 36%)  Brass