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#01ACAE

#01acae ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01acae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.43% cyan, 1.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 180.69°, with 98.86% saturation and 34.31% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3257

Complementary

  1. #01acae
  2. #ae0301

Split complementary

  1. #01acae
  2. #ae0156
  3. #ae5901

Analogous

  1. #01ae59
  2. #01acae
  3. #0156ae

Triadic

  1. #01acae
  2. #ae01ac
  3. #acae01

Tetradic

  1. #01acae
  2. #0301ae
  3. #ae0301
  4. #acae01

Square

  1. #01acae
  2. #5901ae
  3. #ae0301
  4. #56ae01

Monochromatic

  1. #001616
  2. #016162
  3. #01acae
  4. #01f7fa
  5. #4afcfe

Shades

#01acae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01acae
  2. #019b9d
  3. #018a8b
  4. #01787a
  5. #016768
  6. #015657
  7. #004546
  8. #003434
  9. #002223
  10. #001111
  11. #000000

Tints

#01acae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01acae
  2. #1ab4b6
  3. #34bdbe
  4. #4dc5c6
  5. #67cdce
  6. #80d6d7
  7. #99dedf
  8. #b3e6e7
  9. #cceeef
  10. #e6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01acae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01acae
  2. #0ea8a9
  3. #1aa3a5
  4. #279fa0
  5. #349a9c
  6. #419697
  7. #4d9292
  8. #5a8d8e
  9. #678989
  10. #738485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa3ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b94af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea7ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e9eaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01acae {
  color: #01acae;
}
Background
.bg-01acae {
  background-color: #01acae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-01acae {
  border: 2px solid #01acae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01acae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 172 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01acae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01acae, #0156ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01acae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 172 174 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.87 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.00 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.52 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.64 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.13 #fe5351 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Verdigris
#01acae  rgb(1, 172, 174)  hsl(181, 99%, 34%)  Verdigris
#ae0301  rgb(174, 3, 1)  hsl(1, 99%, 34%)  Rufous
#ae01ac  rgb(174, 1, 172)  hsl(301, 99%, 34%)  Dark Orchid
#acae01  rgb(172, 174, 1)  hsl(61, 99%, 34%)  Brass