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#00A8A4

#00a8a4 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 178.57°, 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.3069

Complementary

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #a80004

Split complementary

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #a80058
  3. #a85000

Analogous

  1. #00a850
  2. #00a8a4
  3. #0058a8

Triadic

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #a400a8
  3. #a8a400

Tetradic

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #0004a8
  3. #a80004
  4. #a8a400

Square

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #5000a8
  3. #a80004
  4. #58a800

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005b59
  3. #00a8a4
  4. #00f4ef
  5. #42fffa

Shades

#00a8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #009794
  3. #008683
  4. #007673
  5. #006562
  6. #005452
  7. #004342
  8. #003231
  9. #002221
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #1ab1ad
  3. #33b9b6
  4. #4dc2bf
  5. #66cbc8
  6. #80d4d2
  7. #99dcdb
  8. #b3e5e4
  9. #cceeed
  10. #e6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8a4
  2. #0da4a0
  3. #1aa09d
  4. #269c99
  5. #339896
  6. #409492
  7. #4d908e
  8. #5a8c8b
  9. #668887
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9fa4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a90a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ada6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca2a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9aa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8a4 {
  color: #00a8a4;
}
Background
.bg-00a8a4 {
  background-color: #00a8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8a4, #0058a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 164 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.27 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.20 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.15 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.55 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.81 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.54 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.99 #ff575b Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00a8a4  rgb(0, 168, 164)  hsl(179, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#a80004  rgb(168, 0, 4)  hsl(359, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#a400a8  rgb(164, 0, 168)  hsl(299, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a8a400  rgb(168, 164, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 33%)  Brass