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#00A997

#00a997 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a997 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.65% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 173.61°, 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.3061

Complementary

  1. #00a997
  2. #a90012

Split complementary

  1. #00a997
  2. #a90067
  3. #a94300

Analogous

  1. #00a943
  2. #00a997
  3. #0067a9

Triadic

  1. #00a997
  2. #9700a9
  3. #a99700

Tetradic

  1. #00a997
  2. #0012a9
  3. #a90012
  4. #a99700

Square

  1. #00a997
  2. #4300a9
  3. #a90012
  4. #67a900

Monochromatic

  1. #001412
  2. #005d53
  3. #00a997
  4. #00f6db
  5. #43ffeb

Shades

#00a997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a997
  2. #009888
  3. #008779
  4. #00766a
  5. #00655b
  6. #00554c
  7. #00443c
  8. #00332d
  9. #00221e
  10. #00110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a997
  2. #1ab2a1
  3. #33baac
  4. #4dc3b6
  5. #66cbc1
  6. #80d4cb
  7. #99ddd5
  8. #b3e5e0
  9. #cceeea
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a997
  2. #0da595
  3. #1aa192
  4. #269d90
  5. #33998e
  6. #40958c
  7. #4d9089
  8. #5a8c87
  9. #668885
  10. #738482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19e96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709b98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ab9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a997 {
  color: #00a997;
}
Background
.bg-00a997 {
  background-color: #00a997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a997 {
  border: 2px solid #00a997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a997, #0067a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 151 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 1.01 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.74 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.93 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.51 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.03 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.54 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.82 #ff5668 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a997  rgb(0, 169, 151)  hsl(174, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a90012  rgb(169, 0, 18)  hsl(354, 100%, 33%)  Cornell Red
#9700a9  rgb(151, 0, 169)  hsl(294, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a99700  rgb(169, 151, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 33%)  Brass