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#00A79D

#00a79d ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a79d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.99% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 176.41°, 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3007

Complementary

  1. #00a79d
  2. #a7000a

Split complementary

  1. #00a79d
  2. #a7005e
  3. #a74a00

Analogous

  1. #00a74a
  2. #00a79d
  3. #005ea7

Triadic

  1. #00a79d
  2. #9d00a7
  3. #a79d00

Tetradic

  1. #00a79d
  2. #000aa7
  3. #a7000a
  4. #a79d00

Square

  1. #00a79d
  2. #4a00a7
  3. #a7000a
  4. #5ea700

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005b55
  3. #00a79d
  4. #00f4e5
  5. #41fff4

Shades

#00a79d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a79d
  2. #00968d
  3. #00867e
  4. #00756e
  5. #00645e
  6. #00544f
  7. #00433f
  8. #00322f
  9. #00211f
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a79d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a79d
  2. #1ab0a7
  3. #33b9b1
  4. #4dc1ba
  5. #66cac4
  6. #80d3ce
  7. #99dcd8
  8. #b3e5e2
  9. #ccedeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a79d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a79d
  2. #0da39a
  3. #1a9f97
  4. #269b94
  5. #339791
  6. #40948f
  7. #4d908c
  8. #5a8c89
  9. #668886
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9d9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8f9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca19d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d999e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aaa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a79d {
  color: #00a79d;
}
Background
.bg-00a79d {
  background-color: #00a79d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a79d {
  border: 2px solid #00a79d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a79d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 167 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a79d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a79d, #005ea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a79d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 167 157 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.26 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.07 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.89 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.89 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.76 #ff5862 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a79d  rgb(0, 167, 157)  hsl(176, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a7000a  rgb(167, 0, 10)  hsl(356, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#9d00a7  rgb(157, 0, 167)  hsl(296, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a79d00  rgb(167, 157, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 33%)  Brass