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#00A99C

#00a99c ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a99c is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.69% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 175.38°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.3078

Complementary

  1. #00a99c
  2. #a9000d

Split complementary

  1. #00a99c
  2. #a90062
  3. #a94700

Analogous

  1. #00a947
  2. #00a99c
  3. #0062a9

Triadic

  1. #00a99c
  2. #9c00a9
  3. #a99c00

Tetradic

  1. #00a99c
  2. #000da9
  3. #a9000d
  4. #a99c00

Square

  1. #00a99c
  2. #4700a9
  3. #a9000d
  4. #62a900

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #005d55
  3. #00a99c
  4. #00f6e3
  5. #43fff1

Shades

#00a99c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a99c
  2. #00988c
  3. #00877d
  4. #00766d
  5. #00655e
  6. #00554e
  7. #00443e
  8. #00332f
  9. #00221f
  10. #001110
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a99c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a99c
  2. #1ab2a6
  3. #33bab0
  4. #4dc3ba
  5. #66cbc4
  6. #80d4ce
  7. #99ddd7
  8. #b3e5e1
  9. #cceeeb
  10. #e6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a99c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a99c
  2. #0da599
  3. #1aa196
  4. #269d94
  5. #339991
  6. #40958e
  7. #4d908b
  8. #5a8c88
  9. #668886
  10. #738483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09f9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d919d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9b9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a99c {
  color: #00a99c;
}
Background
.bg-00a99c {
  background-color: #00a99c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a99c {
  border: 2px solid #00a99c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a99c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a99c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a99c, #0062a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a99c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 156 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.25 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.86 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.65 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.67 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.11 #ff5663 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#00a99c  rgb(0, 169, 156)  hsl(175, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#a9000d  rgb(169, 0, 13)  hsl(355, 100%, 33%)  Cornell Red
#9c00a9  rgb(156, 0, 169)  hsl(295, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#a99c00  rgb(169, 156, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 33%)  Brass