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#00A8AD

#00a8ad ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 2.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 181.73°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.3102

Complementary

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #ad0500

Split complementary

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #ad0052
  3. #ad5b00

Analogous

  1. #00ad5b
  2. #00a8ad
  3. #0052ad

Triadic

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #ad00a8
  3. #a8ad00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #0500ad
  3. #ad0500
  4. #a8ad00

Square

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #5b00ad
  3. #ad0500
  4. #52ad00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005e60
  3. #00a8ad
  4. #00f2f9
  5. #47faff

Shades

#00a8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #00979c
  3. #00868a
  4. #007679
  5. #006568
  6. #005457
  7. #004345
  8. #003234
  9. #002223
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #1ab1b5
  3. #33b9bd
  4. #4dc2c6
  5. #66cbce
  6. #80d4d6
  7. #99dcde
  8. #b3e5e6
  9. #cceeef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8ad
  2. #0da4a9
  3. #1aa0a4
  4. #269ca0
  5. #33989b
  6. #409497
  7. #4d9092
  8. #5a8c8e
  9. #668889
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779ea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba0ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8791ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa3ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8ad {
  color: #00a8ad;
}
Background
.bg-00a8ad {
  background-color: #00a8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8ad {
  border: 2px solid #00a8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8ad, #0052ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 173 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.54 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.84 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.00 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.73 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.93 #ff5752 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a8ad  rgb(0, 168, 173)  hsl(182, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris
#ad0500  rgb(173, 5, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ad00a8  rgb(173, 0, 168)  hsl(302, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a8ad00  rgb(168, 173, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 34%)  Brass