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#00A699

#00a699 ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a699 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.1% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.83% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 175.3°, with 100% saturation and 32.55% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2957

Complementary

  1. #00a699
  2. #a6000d

Split complementary

  1. #00a699
  2. #a60060
  3. #a64600

Analogous

  1. #00a646
  2. #00a699
  3. #0060a6

Triadic

  1. #00a699
  2. #9900a6
  3. #a69900

Tetradic

  1. #00a699
  2. #000da6
  3. #a6000d
  4. #a69900

Square

  1. #00a699
  2. #4600a6
  3. #a6000d
  4. #60a600

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005a52
  3. #00a699
  4. #00f3e0
  5. #40fff0

Shades

#00a699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a699
  2. #00958a
  3. #00857a
  4. #00746b
  5. #00645c
  6. #00534d
  7. #00423d
  8. #00322e
  9. #00211f
  10. #00110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a699
  2. #1aafa3
  3. #33b8ad
  4. #4dc1b8
  5. #66cac2
  6. #80d3cc
  7. #99dbd6
  8. #b3e4e0
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a699
  2. #0da297
  3. #1a9e94
  4. #269b92
  5. #33978f
  6. #40938d
  7. #4d8f8a
  8. #5a8b88
  9. #668885
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759b96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9c99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8e9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d989a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a89e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a699 {
  color: #00a699;
}
Background
.bg-00a699 {
  background-color: #00a699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a699 {
  border: 2px solid #00a699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a699, #0060a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 153 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.12 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.24 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.88 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.67 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.68 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.51 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.92 #ff5966 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a699  rgb(0, 166, 153)  hsl(175, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a6000d  rgb(166, 0, 13)  hsl(355, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#9900a6  rgb(153, 0, 166)  hsl(295, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a69900  rgb(166, 153, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 33%)  Brass