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#00A5A1

#00a5a1 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5a1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.42% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 178.55°, 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2948

Complementary

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #a50004

Split complementary

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #a50056
  3. #a54f00

Analogous

  1. #00a54f
  2. #00a5a1
  3. #0056a5

Triadic

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #a100a5
  3. #a5a100

Tetradic

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #0004a5
  3. #a50004
  4. #a5a100

Square

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #4f00a5
  3. #a50004
  4. #56a500

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005856
  3. #00a5a1
  4. #00f1ec
  5. #3ffffa

Shades

#00a5a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #009591
  3. #008481
  4. #007471
  5. #006361
  6. #005351
  7. #004240
  8. #003230
  9. #002120
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #1aaeaa
  3. #33b7b4
  4. #4dc0bd
  5. #66c9c7
  6. #80d2d0
  7. #99dbd9
  8. #b3e4e3
  9. #ccedec
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5a1
  2. #0da19e
  3. #1a9e9a
  4. #269a97
  5. #339694
  6. #409391
  7. #4d8f8d
  8. #5a8b8a
  9. #668787
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759b99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878ea2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa0a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a98a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5a1 {
  color: #00a5a1;
}
Background
.bg-00a5a1 {
  background-color: #00a5a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5a1 {
  border: 2px solid #00a5a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5a1, #0056a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 161 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.10 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.46 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.05 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.60 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.65 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.88 #ff5a5e Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a5a1  rgb(0, 165, 161)  hsl(179, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a50004  rgb(165, 0, 4)  hsl(359, 100%, 32%)  Rufous
#a100a5  rgb(161, 0, 165)  hsl(299, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#a5a100  rgb(165, 161, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 32%)  Brass