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#00A79A

#00a79a ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a79a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.49% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.78% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 175.33°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2997

Complementary

  1. #00a79a
  2. #a7000d

Split complementary

  1. #00a79a
  2. #a70061
  3. #a74700

Analogous

  1. #00a747
  2. #00a79a
  3. #0061a7

Triadic

  1. #00a79a
  2. #9a00a7
  3. #a79a00

Tetradic

  1. #00a79a
  2. #000da7
  3. #a7000d
  4. #a79a00

Square

  1. #00a79a
  2. #4700a7
  3. #a7000d
  4. #61a700

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005b53
  3. #00a79a
  4. #00f4e1
  5. #41fff0

Shades

#00a79a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a79a
  2. #00968b
  3. #00867b
  4. #00756c
  5. #00645c
  6. #00544d
  7. #00433e
  8. #00322e
  9. #00211f
  10. #00110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a79a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a79a
  2. #1ab0a4
  3. #33b9ae
  4. #4dc1b8
  5. #66cac2
  6. #80d3cd
  7. #99dcd7
  8. #b3e5e1
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a79a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a79a
  2. #0da397
  3. #1a9f95
  4. #269b92
  5. #339790
  6. #40948d
  7. #4d908a
  8. #5a8c88
  9. #668885
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9d9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da19a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e999b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a79a {
  color: #00a79a;
}
Background
.bg-00a79a {
  background-color: #00a79a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a79a {
  border: 2px solid #00a79a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a79a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a79a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a79a, #0061a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a79a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 154 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.98 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.66 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.40 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.66 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.55 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.18 #ff5865 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a79a  rgb(0, 167, 154)  hsl(175, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a7000d  rgb(167, 0, 13)  hsl(355, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#9a00a7  rgb(154, 0, 167)  hsl(295, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a79a00  rgb(167, 154, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 33%)  Brass