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#00A9B4

#00a9b4 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 6.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 183.67°, with 100% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3167

Complementary

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #b40b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #b4004f
  3. #b46500

Analogous

  1. #00b465
  2. #00a9b4
  3. #004fb4

Triadic

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #b400a9
  3. #a9b400

Tetradic

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #0b00b4
  3. #b40b00
  4. #a9b400

Square

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #6500b4
  3. #b40b00
  4. #4fb400

Monochromatic

  1. #00191b
  2. #006167
  3. #00a9b4
  4. #01efff
  5. #4ef4ff

Shades

#00a9b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #0098a2
  3. #008790
  4. #00767e
  5. #00656c
  6. #00555a
  7. #004448
  8. #003336
  9. #002224
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #1ab2bc
  3. #33bac3
  4. #4dc3cb
  5. #66cbd2
  6. #80d4da
  7. #99dde1
  8. #b3e5e9
  9. #cceef0
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9b4
  2. #0da5af
  3. #1aa1aa
  4. #269da4
  5. #33999f
  6. #40959a
  7. #4d9095
  8. #5a8c90
  9. #66888a
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa1b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8692b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa4b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699cb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9b4 {
  color: #00a9b4;
}
Background
.bg-00a9b4 {
  background-color: #00a9b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9b4 {
  border: 2px solid #00a9b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9b4, #004fb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 180 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.02 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.43 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.28 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.40 #ff564b Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#00a9b4  rgb(0, 169, 180)  hsl(184, 100%, 35%)  Verdigris
#b40b00  rgb(180, 11, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#b400a9  rgb(180, 0, 169)  hsl(304, 100%, 35%)  Dark Orchid
#a9b400  rgb(169, 180, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 35%)  Apple Green