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#00AEAD

#00aead ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00aead is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.57% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 179.66°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.3329

Complementary

  1. #00aead
  2. #ae0001

Split complementary

  1. #00aead
  2. #ae0058
  3. #ae5600

Analogous

  1. #00ae56
  2. #00aead
  3. #0058ae

Triadic

  1. #00aead
  2. #ad00ae
  3. #aead00

Tetradic

  1. #00aead
  2. #0001ae
  3. #ae0001
  4. #aead00

Square

  1. #00aead
  2. #5600ae
  3. #ae0001
  4. #58ae00

Monochromatic

  1. #001515
  2. #006261
  3. #00aead
  4. #00fbf9
  5. #48fffe

Shades

#00aead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aead
  2. #009d9c
  3. #008b8a
  4. #007a79
  5. #006868
  6. #005757
  7. #004645
  8. #003434
  9. #002323
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aead
  2. #1ab6b5
  3. #33bebd
  4. #4dc6c6
  5. #66cece
  6. #80d7d6
  7. #99dfde
  8. #b3e7e6
  9. #ccefef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aead
  2. #0da9a9
  3. #1aa5a4
  4. #26a0a0
  5. #339c9b
  6. #409797
  7. #4d9292
  8. #5a8e8e
  9. #668989
  10. #738585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ba4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a5ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e96ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a0ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aead {
  color: #00aead;
}
Background
.bg-00aead {
  background-color: #00aead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aead {
  border: 2px solid #00aead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aead, #0058ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 173 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.78 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.62 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.17 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.11 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.70 #ff5152 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#00aead  rgb(0, 174, 173)  hsl(180, 100%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#ae0001  rgb(174, 0, 1)  hsl(360, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#ad00ae  rgb(173, 0, 174)  hsl(300, 100%, 34%)  Dark Orchid
#aead00  rgb(174, 173, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 34%)  Brass