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#00A49F

#00a49f ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a49f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.05% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 178.17°, 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.2905

Complementary

  1. #00a49f
  2. #a40005

Split complementary

  1. #00a49f
  2. #a40057
  3. #a44d00

Analogous

  1. #00a44d
  2. #00a49f
  3. #0057a4

Triadic

  1. #00a49f
  2. #9f00a4
  3. #a49f00

Tetradic

  1. #00a49f
  2. #0005a4
  3. #a40005
  4. #a49f00

Square

  1. #00a49f
  2. #4d00a4
  3. #a40005
  4. #57a400

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005855
  3. #00a49f
  4. #00f1e9
  5. #3efff9

Shades

#00a49f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a49f
  2. #00948f
  3. #00837f
  4. #00736f
  5. #00625f
  6. #005250
  7. #004240
  8. #003130
  9. #002120
  10. #001010
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a49f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a49f
  2. #1aada9
  3. #33b6b2
  4. #4dbfbc
  5. #66c8c5
  6. #80d2cf
  7. #99dbd9
  8. #b3e4e2
  9. #ccedec
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a49f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a49f
  2. #0da09c
  3. #1a9d99
  4. #269996
  5. #339693
  6. #409290
  7. #4d8e8c
  8. #5a8b89
  9. #668786
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999b9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799e9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a97a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a49f {
  color: #00a49f;
}
Background
.bg-00a49f {
  background-color: #00a49f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a49f {
  border: 2px solid #00a49f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a49f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a49f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a49f, #0057a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a49f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 159 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.30 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.37 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.73 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.42 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.66 #ff5b60 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a49f  rgb(0, 164, 159)  hsl(178, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a40005  rgb(164, 0, 5)  hsl(358, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9f00a4  rgb(159, 0, 164)  hsl(298, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a49f00  rgb(164, 159, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 32%)  Brass