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#00A9AB

#00a9ab ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 180.7°, with 100% saturation and 33.53% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.3132

Complementary

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #ab0200

Split complementary

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #ab0054
  3. #ab5700

Analogous

  1. #00ab57
  2. #00a9ab
  3. #0054ab

Triadic

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #ab00a9
  3. #a9ab00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #0200ab
  3. #ab0200
  4. #a9ab00

Square

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #5700ab
  3. #ab0200
  4. #54ab00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005d5f
  3. #00a9ab
  4. #00f5f8
  5. #45fdff

Shades

#00a9ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #00989a
  3. #008789
  4. #007678
  5. #006567
  6. #005556
  7. #004444
  8. #003333
  9. #002222
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #1ab2b3
  3. #33babc
  4. #4dc3c4
  5. #66cbcd
  6. #80d4d5
  7. #99dddd
  8. #b3e5e6
  9. #cceeee
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9ab
  2. #0da5a7
  3. #1aa1a2
  4. #269d9e
  5. #33999a
  6. #409596
  7. #4d9091
  8. #5a8c8d
  9. #668889
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca0ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8992ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca4ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c9cab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9ab {
  color: #00a9ab;
}
Background
.bg-00a9ab {
  background-color: #00a9ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9ab {
  border: 2px solid #00a9ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9ab, #0054ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 171 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.43 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.45 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.39 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.15 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.89 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.52 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.83 #ff5654 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a9ab  rgb(0, 169, 171)  hsl(181, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris
#ab0200  rgb(171, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ab00a9  rgb(171, 0, 169)  hsl(301, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a9ab00  rgb(169, 171, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 34%)  Brass