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#00A59B

#00a59b ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a59b is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.06% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 176.36°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2928

Complementary

  1. #00a59b
  2. #a5000a

Split complementary

  1. #00a59b
  2. #a5005d
  3. #a54800

Analogous

  1. #00a548
  2. #00a59b
  3. #005da5

Triadic

  1. #00a59b
  2. #9b00a5
  3. #a59b00

Tetradic

  1. #00a59b
  2. #000aa5
  3. #a5000a
  4. #a59b00

Square

  1. #00a59b
  2. #4800a5
  3. #a5000a
  4. #5da500

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005853
  3. #00a59b
  4. #00f1e3
  5. #3ffff3

Shades

#00a59b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a59b
  2. #00958c
  3. #00847c
  4. #00746d
  5. #00635d
  6. #00534e
  7. #00423e
  8. #00322f
  9. #00211f
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a59b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a59b
  2. #1aaea5
  3. #33b7af
  4. #4dc0b9
  5. #66c9c3
  6. #80d2cd
  7. #99dbd7
  8. #b3e4e1
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a59b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a59b
  2. #0da198
  3. #1a9e96
  4. #269a93
  5. #339690
  6. #40938e
  7. #4d8f8b
  8. #5a8b88
  9. #668785
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749b96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9b9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898e9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9f9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c979c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a89f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a59b {
  color: #00a59b;
}
Background
.bg-00a59b {
  background-color: #00a59b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a59b {
  border: 2px solid #00a59b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a59b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a59b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a59b, #005da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a59b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 155 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.20 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.09 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.55 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.47 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.78 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.79 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.21 #ff5a64 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a59b  rgb(0, 165, 155)  hsl(176, 100%, 32%)  Persian Green
#a5000a  rgb(165, 0, 10)  hsl(356, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9b00a5  rgb(155, 0, 165)  hsl(296, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a59b00  rgb(165, 155, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 32%)  Brass