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#0FAAA6

#0faaa6 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0faaa6 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.88% red, 66.67% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 178.45°, with 83.78% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #aa0f13

Split complementary

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #aa0f60
  3. #aa580f

Analogous

  1. #0faa58
  2. #0faaa6
  3. #0f60aa

Triadic

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #a60faa
  3. #aaa60f

Tetradic

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #0f13aa
  3. #aa0f13
  4. #aaa60f

Square

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #580faa
  3. #aa0f13
  4. #60aa0f

Monochromatic

  1. #031d1d
  2. #096461
  3. #0faaa6
  4. #1bebe5
  5. #61f1ed

Shades

#0faaa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #0e9995
  3. #0c8885
  4. #0b7774
  5. #096664
  6. #085553
  7. #064442
  8. #053332
  9. #032221
  10. #021111
  11. #000000

Tints

#0faaa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #27b3af
  3. #3fbbb8
  4. #57c4c1
  5. #6fccca
  6. #87d5d3
  7. #9fdddb
  8. #b7e6e4
  9. #cfeeed
  10. #e7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0faaa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0faaa6
  2. #1aa6a2
  3. #26a29e
  4. #319d9b
  5. #3c9997
  6. #489593
  7. #53918f
  8. #5e8d8b
  9. #698888
  10. #758484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa1a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c93a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea4a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9ca7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0faaa6 {
  color: #0faaa6;
}
Background
.bg-0faaa6 {
  background-color: #0faaa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0faaa6 {
  border: 2px solid #0faaa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0faaa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 15 170 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0faaa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0faaa6, #0f60aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0faaa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(15 170 166 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.56 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.53 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.83 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.10 #f05559 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#0faaa6  rgb(15, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 84%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#aa0f13  rgb(170, 15, 19)  hsl(358, 84%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#a60faa  rgb(166, 15, 170)  hsl(298, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa60f  rgb(170, 166, 15)  hsl(58, 84%, 36%)  Brass