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#00A4A9

#00a4a9 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 181.78°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2942

Complementary

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #a90500

Split complementary

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #a9004f
  3. #a95a00

Analogous

  1. #00a95a
  2. #00a4a9
  3. #004fa9

Triadic

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #a900a4
  3. #a4a900

Tetradic

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #0500a9
  3. #a90500
  4. #a4a900

Square

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #5a00a9
  3. #a90500
  4. #4fa900

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005a5d
  3. #00a4a9
  4. #00eef6
  5. #43f9ff

Shades

#00a4a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #009498
  3. #008387
  4. #007376
  5. #006265
  6. #005255
  7. #004244
  8. #003133
  9. #002122
  10. #001011
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #1aadb2
  3. #33b6ba
  4. #4dbfc3
  5. #66c8cb
  6. #80d2d4
  7. #99dbdd
  8. #b3e4e5
  9. #ccedee
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4a9
  2. #0da0a5
  3. #1a9da1
  4. #26999d
  5. #339699
  6. #409295
  7. #4d8e90
  8. #5a8b8c
  9. #668788
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979caa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779fa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6897a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4a9 {
  color: #00a4a9;
}
Background
.bg-00a4a9 {
  background-color: #00a4a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4a9 {
  border: 2px solid #00a4a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4a9, #004fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 169 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.07 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.25 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.50 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.25 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.96 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.12 #ff5b56 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a4a9  rgb(0, 164, 169)  hsl(182, 100%, 33%)  Verdigris
#a90500  rgb(169, 5, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a900a4  rgb(169, 0, 164)  hsl(302, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a4a900  rgb(164, 169, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 33%)  Brass