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#00A9AD

#00a9ad ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 2.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 181.39°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.3139

Complementary

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #ad0400

Split complementary

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #ad0052
  3. #ad5b00

Analogous

  1. #00ad5b
  2. #00a9ad
  3. #0052ad

Triadic

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #ad00a9
  3. #a9ad00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #0400ad
  3. #ad0400
  4. #a9ad00

Square

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #5b00ad
  3. #ad0400
  4. #52ad00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #005e60
  3. #00a9ad
  4. #00f4f9
  5. #47fbff

Shades

#00a9ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #00989c
  3. #00878a
  4. #007679
  5. #006568
  6. #005557
  7. #004445
  8. #003334
  9. #002223
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #1ab2b5
  3. #33babd
  4. #4dc3c6
  5. #66cbce
  6. #80d4d6
  7. #99ddde
  8. #b3e5e6
  9. #cceeef
  10. #e6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9ad
  2. #0da5a9
  3. #1aa1a4
  4. #269da0
  5. #33999b
  6. #409597
  7. #4d9092
  8. #5a8c8e
  9. #668889
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca0ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8892ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ba4ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b9cad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9ad {
  color: #00a9ad;
}
Background
.bg-00a9ad {
  background-color: #00a9ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9ad {
  border: 2px solid #00a9ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9ad, #0052ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 173 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.81 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.07 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.77 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.01 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.65 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.58 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.95 #ff5652 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a9ad  rgb(0, 169, 173)  hsl(181, 100%, 34%)  Verdigris
#ad0400  rgb(173, 4, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ad00a9  rgb(173, 0, 169)  hsl(301, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#a9ad00  rgb(169, 173, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 34%)  Brass