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#00A990

#00a990 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a990 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.79% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 171.12°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3039

Complementary

  1. #00a990
  2. #a90019

Split complementary

  1. #00a990
  2. #a9006e
  3. #a93b00

Analogous

  1. #00a93b
  2. #00a990
  3. #006ea9

Triadic

  1. #00a990
  2. #9000a9
  3. #a99000

Tetradic

  1. #00a990
  2. #0019a9
  3. #a90019
  4. #a99000

Square

  1. #00a990
  2. #3b00a9
  3. #a90019
  4. #6ea900

Monochromatic

  1. #001411
  2. #005d4f
  3. #00a990
  4. #00f6d1
  5. #43ffe3

Shades

#00a990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a990
  2. #009882
  3. #008773
  4. #007665
  5. #006556
  6. #005548
  7. #00443a
  8. #00332b
  9. #00221d
  10. #00110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a990
  2. #1ab29b
  3. #33baa6
  4. #4dc3b1
  5. #66cbbc
  6. #80d4c8
  7. #99ddd3
  8. #b3e5de
  9. #cceee9
  10. #e6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a990
  2. #0da58e
  3. #1aa18d
  4. #269d8b
  5. #33998a
  6. #409588
  7. #4d9086
  8. #5a8c85
  9. #668883
  10. #738482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29e8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909092 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a28f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #729b91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a990 {
  color: #00a990;
}
Background
.bg-00a990 {
  background-color: #00a990;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a990 {
  border: 2px solid #00a990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a990, #006ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 144 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.08 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 3.70 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.60 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.46 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.91 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.70 #ff566f Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a990  rgb(0, 169, 144)  hsl(171, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a90019  rgb(169, 0, 25)  hsl(351, 100%, 33%)  Cornell Red
#9000a9  rgb(144, 0, 169)  hsl(291, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a99000  rgb(169, 144, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 33%)  Brass