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#00A49D

#00a49d ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a49d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.27% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 177.44°, 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #00a49d
  2. #a40007

Split complementary

  1. #00a49d
  2. #a40059
  3. #a44b00

Analogous

  1. #00a44b
  2. #00a49d
  3. #0059a4

Triadic

  1. #00a49d
  2. #9d00a4
  3. #a49d00

Tetradic

  1. #00a49d
  2. #0007a4
  3. #a40007
  4. #a49d00

Square

  1. #00a49d
  2. #4b00a4
  3. #a40007
  4. #59a400

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005854
  3. #00a49d
  4. #00f1e6
  5. #3efff7

Shades

#00a49d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a49d
  2. #00948d
  3. #00837e
  4. #00736e
  5. #00625e
  6. #00524f
  7. #00423f
  8. #00312f
  9. #00211f
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a49d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a49d
  2. #1aada7
  3. #33b6b1
  4. #4dbfba
  5. #66c8c4
  6. #80d2ce
  7. #99dbd8
  8. #b3e4e2
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a49d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a49d
  2. #0da09a
  3. #1a9d97
  4. #269994
  5. #339691
  6. #40928f
  7. #4d8e8c
  8. #5a8b89
  9. #668786
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9a9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9e9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b979e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a49d {
  color: #00a49d;
}
Background
.bg-00a49d {
  background-color: #00a49d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a49d {
  border: 2px solid #00a49d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a49d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a49d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a49d, #0059a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a49d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 157 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.24 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.33 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.42 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.47 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.12 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.58 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.91 #ff5b62 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a49d  rgb(0, 164, 157)  hsl(177, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a40007  rgb(164, 0, 7)  hsl(357, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9d00a4  rgb(157, 0, 164)  hsl(297, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a49d00  rgb(164, 157, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 32%)  Brass