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#00A8A2

#00a8a2 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8a2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 177.86°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3061

Complementary

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #a80006

Split complementary

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #a8005a
  3. #a84e00

Analogous

  1. #00a84e
  2. #00a8a2
  3. #005aa8

Triadic

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #a200a8
  3. #a8a200

Tetradic

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #0006a8
  3. #a80006
  4. #a8a200

Square

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #4e00a8
  3. #a80006
  4. #5aa800

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005b58
  3. #00a8a2
  4. #00f4ec
  5. #42fff8

Shades

#00a8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #009792
  3. #008682
  4. #007671
  5. #006561
  6. #005451
  7. #004341
  8. #003231
  9. #002220
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #1ab1ab
  3. #33b9b5
  4. #4dc2be
  5. #66cbc7
  6. #80d4d1
  7. #99dcda
  8. #b3e5e3
  9. #cceeec
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8a2
  2. #0da49f
  3. #1aa09b
  4. #269c98
  5. #339894
  6. #409491
  7. #4d908e
  8. #5a8c8a
  9. #668887
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a90a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ada6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca2a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9aa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8a2 {
  color: #00a8a2;
}
Background
.bg-00a8a2 {
  background-color: #00a8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8a2, #005aa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 162 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.30 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.16 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.66 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.16 #ff575d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a8a2  rgb(0, 168, 162)  hsl(178, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a80006  rgb(168, 0, 6)  hsl(358, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a200a8  rgb(162, 0, 168)  hsl(298, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a8a200  rgb(168, 162, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 33%)  Brass