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#00A6A2

#00a6a2 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a6a2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.41% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 178.55°, 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #a60004

Split complementary

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #a60057
  3. #a64f00

Analogous

  1. #00a64f
  2. #00a6a2
  3. #0057a6

Triadic

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #a200a6
  3. #a6a200

Tetradic

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #0004a6
  3. #a60004
  4. #a6a200

Square

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #4f00a6
  3. #a60004
  4. #57a600

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005a57
  3. #00a6a2
  4. #00f3ed
  5. #40fffa

Shades

#00a6a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #009592
  3. #008582
  4. #007471
  5. #006461
  6. #005351
  7. #004241
  8. #003231
  9. #002120
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a6a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #1aafab
  3. #33b8b5
  4. #4dc1be
  5. #66cac7
  6. #80d3d1
  7. #99dbda
  8. #b3e4e3
  9. #ccedec
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a6a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a6a2
  2. #0da29f
  3. #1a9e9b
  4. #269b98
  5. #339794
  6. #409391
  7. #4d8f8e
  8. #5a8b8a
  9. #668887
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888fa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba0a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b99a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a6a2 {
  color: #00a6a2;
}
Background
.bg-00a6a2 {
  background-color: #00a6a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a6a2 {
  border: 2px solid #00a6a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a6a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 166 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a6a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a6a2, #0057a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a6a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 166 162 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.82 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.70 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.48 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.66 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.58 #ff595d Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a6a2  rgb(0, 166, 162)  hsl(179, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a60004  rgb(166, 0, 4)  hsl(359, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a200a6  rgb(162, 0, 166)  hsl(299, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a6a200  rgb(166, 162, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 33%)  Brass