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#0BB997

#0bb997 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0bb997 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 72.55% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.38% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 168.28°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #0bb997
  2. #b90b2d

Split complementary

  1. #0bb997
  2. #b90b84
  3. #b9400b

Analogous

  1. #0bb940
  2. #0bb997
  3. #0b84b9

Triadic

  1. #0bb997
  2. #970bb9
  3. #b9970b

Tetradic

  1. #0bb997
  2. #0b2db9
  3. #b90b2d
  4. #b9970b

Square

  1. #0bb997
  2. #400bb9
  3. #b90b2d
  4. #84b90b

Monochromatic

  1. #022921
  2. #07715c
  3. #0bb997
  4. #1ff2c8
  5. #67f6da

Shades

#0bb997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0bb997
  2. #0aa788
  3. #099479
  4. #08826a
  5. #076f5b
  6. #065d4c
  7. #044a3c
  8. #03382d
  9. #02251e
  10. #01130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#0bb997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0bb997
  2. #23c0a1
  3. #3cc7ac
  4. #54ceb6
  5. #6dd5c1
  6. #85dccb
  7. #9de3d5
  8. #b6eae0
  9. #cef1ea
  10. #e7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0bb997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0bb997
  2. #17b395
  3. #22ae92
  4. #2ea890
  5. #3aa28e
  6. #469d8c
  7. #519789
  8. #5d9187
  9. #698b85
  10. #748682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ac95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9e99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ea998 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0bb997 {
  color: #0bb997;
}
Background
.bg-0bb997 {
  background-color: #0bb997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0bb997 {
  border: 2px solid #0bb997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0bb997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 185 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0bb997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0bb997, #0b84b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0bb997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 185 151 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.99 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.25 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.10 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.76 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.27 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.06 #f44668 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Mint
#0bb997  rgb(11, 185, 151)  hsl(168, 89%, 38%)  Mint
#b90b2d  rgb(185, 11, 45)  hsl(348, 89%, 38%)  Cardinal
#970bb9  rgb(151, 11, 185)  hsl(288, 89%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#b9970b  rgb(185, 151, 11)  hsl(48, 89%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod