Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.80:1 — vs black: 4.38:1

Color values

  • HEX #0A7E8C
  • RGB rgb(10, 126, 140)
  • HSL hsl(186, 92%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 92.86, 10, 0, 45.1 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0A7E8C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#8C180A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#0A8C59
#0A3D8C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#8C0A7E
#7E8C0A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#8C0A3D
#8C590A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#590A8C
#8C180A
#3D8C0A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Metallic Seaweed
#0A7E8C Base
#021518
#053E45
#075C66
#0DA0B2
#0FBED3
#3EDEF1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Metallic Seaweed, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#021518
#032A2F
#053F46
#07545E
#086975
Metallic Seaweed #0A7E8C Base
#0EB6CA
#2CDBF0
#6AE6F4
#A9F0F9
#E7FBFD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0A7E8C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0A7E8C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0A7E8C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0A7E8C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0A7E8C,
        #F73821
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0A7E8C,
        #F73821
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$metallic-seaweed: #0A7E8C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$metallic-seaweed-r: 10;
$metallic-seaweed-g: 126;
$metallic-seaweed-b: 140;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $metallic-seaweed;
    color: rgba($metallic-seaweed-r, $metallic-seaweed-g, $metallic-seaweed-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Metallic Seaweed appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0A7E8C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6C6C8D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #78788C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #008080 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #727272 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Metallic Seaweed ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Metallic Seaweed #0A7E8C Base
Ming #36747D ΔE 4.74
Teal Blue #367588 ΔE 6.00
Teal #008080 ΔE 6.12
Skobeloff #007474 ΔE 7.16

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.