#00A0A0

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Lightseagreen.

About #00A0A0

At its core, #00A0A0 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 160 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00A0A0
RGB0, 160, 160
HSL180.0°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK100%, 0%, 0%, 37%
HSV180.0°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB59.6, -33.9, -10.0
XYZ18.9, 27.7, 37.6
Decimal41120

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.54:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.56:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00A0A0; }
.text-color { color: #00A0A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00A0A0; }

Similar Colors

Lightseagreen
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