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#00A488

#00a488 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a488 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 169.76°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.2833

Complementary

  1. #00a488
  2. #a4001c

Split complementary

  1. #00a488
  2. #a4006e
  3. #a43600

Analogous

  1. #00a436
  2. #00a488
  3. #006ea4

Triadic

  1. #00a488
  2. #8800a4
  3. #a48800

Tetradic

  1. #00a488
  2. #001ca4
  3. #a4001c
  4. #a48800

Square

  1. #00a488
  2. #3600a4
  3. #a4001c
  4. #6ea400

Monochromatic

  1. #001411
  2. #005849
  3. #00a488
  4. #00f1c7
  5. #3effde

Shades

#00a488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a488
  2. #00947a
  3. #00836d
  4. #00735f
  5. #006252
  6. #005244
  7. #004236
  8. #003129
  9. #00211b
  10. #00100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a488
  2. #1aad94
  3. #33b6a0
  4. #4dbfac
  5. #66c8b8
  6. #80d2c4
  7. #99dbcf
  8. #b3e4db
  9. #ccede7
  10. #e6f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a488
  2. #0da087
  3. #1a9d86
  4. #269986
  5. #339685
  6. #409284
  7. #4d8e83
  8. #5a8b82
  9. #668782
  10. #738481
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73998e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8c8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a69c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d9d87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a488 {
  color: #00a488;
}
Background
.bg-00a488 {
  background-color: #00a488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a488 {
  border: 2px solid #00a488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a488, #006ea4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 136 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.12 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 3.37 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.73 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.52 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.58 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.48 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.09 #ff5b77 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a488  rgb(0, 164, 136)  hsl(170, 100%, 32%)  Persian Green
#a4001c  rgb(164, 0, 28)  hsl(350, 100%, 32%)  Carmine
#8800a4  rgb(136, 0, 164)  hsl(290, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a48800  rgb(164, 136, 0)  hsl(50, 100%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod