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#00A59F

#00a59f ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a59f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 177.82°, 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.2941

Complementary

  1. #00a59f
  2. #a50006

Split complementary

  1. #00a59f
  2. #a50058
  3. #a54c00

Analogous

  1. #00a54c
  2. #00a59f
  3. #0058a5

Triadic

  1. #00a59f
  2. #9f00a5
  3. #a59f00

Tetradic

  1. #00a59f
  2. #0006a5
  3. #a50006
  4. #a59f00

Square

  1. #00a59f
  2. #4c00a5
  3. #a50006
  4. #58a500

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005855
  3. #00a59f
  4. #00f1e9
  5. #3ffff8

Shades

#00a59f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a59f
  2. #00958f
  3. #00847f
  4. #00746f
  5. #00635f
  6. #005350
  7. #004240
  8. #003230
  9. #002120
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a59f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a59f
  2. #1aaea9
  3. #33b7b2
  4. #4dc0bc
  5. #66c9c5
  6. #80d2cf
  7. #99dbd9
  8. #b3e4e2
  9. #ccedec
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a59f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a59f
  2. #0da19c
  3. #1a9e99
  4. #269a96
  5. #339693
  6. #409390
  7. #4d8f8c
  8. #5a8b89
  9. #668786
  10. #738483
  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 #759b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9c9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888ea0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9f9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b98a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a59f {
  color: #00a59f;
}
Background
.bg-00a59f {
  background-color: #00a59f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a59f {
  border: 2px solid #00a59f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a59f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a59f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a59f, #0058a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a59f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 159 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.95 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.70 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.06 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.10 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.78 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.25 #ff5a60 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a59f  rgb(0, 165, 159)  hsl(178, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a50006  rgb(165, 0, 6)  hsl(358, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#9f00a5  rgb(159, 0, 165)  hsl(298, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a59f00  rgb(165, 159, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 32%)  Brass