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#01ACAC

#01acac ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01acac is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 67.45% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 98.84% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.3249

Complementary

  1. #01acac
  2. #ac0101

Split complementary

  1. #01acac
  2. #ac0156
  3. #ac5601

Analogous

  1. #01ac56
  2. #01acac
  3. #0156ac

Triadic

  1. #01acac
  2. #ac01ac
  3. #acac01

Tetradic

  1. #01acac
  2. #0101ac
  3. #ac0101
  4. #acac01

Square

  1. #01acac
  2. #5601ac
  3. #ac0101
  4. #56ac01

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #016060
  3. #01acac
  4. #01f8f8
  5. #48fefe

Shades

#01acac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01acac
  2. #019b9b
  3. #018a8a
  4. #017878
  5. #016767
  6. #015656
  7. #004545
  8. #003434
  9. #002222
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#01acac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01acac
  2. #1ab4b4
  3. #34bdbd
  4. #4dc5c5
  5. #67cdcd
  6. #80d6d6
  7. #99dede
  8. #b3e6e6
  9. #cceeee
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01acac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01acac
  2. #0ea8a8
  3. #1aa3a3
  4. #279f9f
  5. #349a9a
  6. #419696
  7. #4d9292
  8. #5a8d8d
  9. #678989
  10. #738484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa2a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a3ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c94ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea7ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01acac {
  color: #01acac;
}
Background
.bg-01acac {
  background-color: #01acac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01acac {
  border: 2px solid #01acac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01acac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 172 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01acac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01acac, #0156ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01acac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 172 172 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.36 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.54 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.29 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.70 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.21 #fe5353 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#01acac  rgb(1, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 99%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#ac0101  rgb(172, 1, 1)  hsl(0, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#ac01ac  rgb(172, 1, 172)  hsl(300, 99%, 34%)  Dark Orchid
#acac01  rgb(172, 172, 1)  hsl(60, 99%, 34%)  Brass