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#00A499

#00a499 ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a499 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.71% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 175.98°, with 100% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2885

Complementary

  1. #00a499
  2. #a4000b

Split complementary

  1. #00a499
  2. #a4005d
  3. #a44700

Analogous

  1. #00a447
  2. #00a499
  3. #005da4

Triadic

  1. #00a499
  2. #9900a4
  3. #a49900

Tetradic

  1. #00a499
  2. #000ba4
  3. #a4000b
  4. #a49900

Square

  1. #00a499
  2. #4700a4
  3. #a4000b
  4. #5da400

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005852
  3. #00a499
  4. #00f1e0
  5. #3efff2

Shades

#00a499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a499
  2. #00948a
  3. #00837a
  4. #00736b
  5. #00625c
  6. #00524d
  7. #00423d
  8. #00312e
  9. #00211f
  10. #00100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a499
  2. #1aada3
  3. #33b6ad
  4. #4dbfb8
  5. #66c8c2
  6. #80d2cc
  7. #99dbd6
  8. #b3e4e0
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a499
  2. #0da097
  3. #1a9d94
  4. #269992
  5. #33968f
  6. #40928d
  7. #4d8e8a
  8. #5a8b88
  9. #668785
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9a99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888d9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9e99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b979a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a79d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a499 {
  color: #00a499;
}
Background
.bg-00a499 {
  background-color: #00a499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a499 {
  border: 2px solid #00a499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a499, #005da4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 153 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.85 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.97 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.91 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.46 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.99 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.08 #ff5b66 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a499  rgb(0, 164, 153)  hsl(176, 100%, 32%)  Persian Green
#a4000b  rgb(164, 0, 11)  hsl(356, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9900a4  rgb(153, 0, 164)  hsl(296, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a49900  rgb(164, 153, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 32%)  Brass