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#00A8B1

#00a8b1 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8b1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 5.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 183.05°, with 100% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.3118

Complementary

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #b10900

Split complementary

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #b10050
  3. #b16200

Analogous

  1. #00b162
  2. #00a8b1
  3. #0050b1

Triadic

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #b100a8
  3. #a8b100

Tetradic

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #0900b1
  3. #b10900
  4. #a8b100

Square

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #6200b1
  3. #b10900
  4. #50b100

Monochromatic

  1. #001718
  2. #005f65
  3. #00a8b1
  4. #00f1fe
  5. #4bf6ff

Shades

#00a8b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #00979f
  3. #00868e
  4. #00767c
  5. #00656a
  6. #005459
  7. #004347
  8. #003235
  9. #002223
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #1ab1b9
  3. #33b9c1
  4. #4dc2c8
  5. #66cbd0
  6. #80d4d8
  7. #99dce0
  8. #b3e5e8
  9. #cceeef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8b1
  2. #0da4ac
  3. #1aa0a7
  4. #269ca2
  5. #33989d
  6. #409499
  7. #4d9094
  8. #5a8c8f
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa0b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8691b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa3b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699bb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8b1 {
  color: #00a8b1;
}
Background
.bg-00a8b1 {
  background-color: #00a8b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8b1 {
  border: 2px solid #00a8b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8b1, #0050b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 177 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.22 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.82 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.86 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.20 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.18 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.29 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.51 #ff574e Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a8b1  rgb(0, 168, 177)  hsl(183, 100%, 35%)  Verdigris
#b10900  rgb(177, 9, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b100a8  rgb(177, 0, 168)  hsl(303, 100%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#a8b100  rgb(168, 177, 0)  hsl(63, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green