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#00A8AB

#00a8ab ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 181.05°, with 100% saturation and 33.53% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.3095

Complementary

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #ab0300

Split complementary

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #ab0053
  3. #ab5800

Analogous

  1. #00ab58
  2. #00a8ab
  3. #0053ab

Triadic

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #ab00a8
  3. #a8ab00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #0300ab
  3. #ab0300
  4. #a8ab00

Square

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #5800ab
  3. #ab0300
  4. #53ab00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005d5f
  3. #00a8ab
  4. #00f3f8
  5. #45fcff

Shades

#00a8ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #00979a
  3. #008689
  4. #007678
  5. #006567
  6. #005456
  7. #004344
  8. #003233
  9. #002222
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #1ab1b3
  3. #33b9bc
  4. #4dc2c4
  5. #66cbcd
  6. #80d4d5
  7. #99dcdd
  8. #b3e5e6
  9. #cceeee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8ab
  2. #0da4a7
  3. #1aa0a2
  4. #269c9e
  5. #33989a
  6. #409496
  7. #4d9091
  8. #5a8c8d
  9. #668889
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9fab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8791ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba3ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9bab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8ab {
  color: #00a8ab;
}
Background
.bg-00a8ab {
  background-color: #00a8ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8ab {
  border: 2px solid #00a8ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8ab, #0053ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 171 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.81 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.83 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.96 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.23 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.59 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.84 #ff5754 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a8ab  rgb(0, 168, 171)  hsl(181, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris
#ab0300  rgb(171, 3, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ab00a8  rgb(171, 0, 168)  hsl(301, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a8ab00  rgb(168, 171, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 34%)  Brass