Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Persian Green

Persian Green is a balanced cyan color with HEX #00A693. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 0, 166, 147, HSL 173, 100%, 33%, cool temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#00A693 cyan cool balanced
HEX #00A693
RGB rgb(0, 166, 147)
HSL hsl(173 100% 33%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 11, 35)
Luminance 0.2938
Contrast Black 6.88:1White 3.05:1

CSS Utilities

--color-persian-green: #00A693;
.bg-persian-green { background-color: #00A693; }
.text-persian-green { color: #00A693; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2938
Black text6.88:1AA Pass
White text3.05:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    147
  ],
  "hsl": [
    173,
    100,
    33
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    11,
    35
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2938,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.88,
    "white": 3.05
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#A80014",
  "analogous": [
    "#00A841",
    "#0068A8"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#9500A8",
    "#A89500"
  ],
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    "#4100A8",
    "#A80014",
    "#68A800"
  ],
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    "#A80068",
    "#A84100"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#05FFE2",
    "#00A693",
    "#004D44"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#05FFE2",
  "dark": "#004D44",
  "saturated": "#00A895",
  "desaturated": "#139686",
  "pastel": "#39EFDA",
  "neon": "#00D1B9"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#A80014",
    "#00A841",
    "#0068A8"
  ],
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    "#05FFE2"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#05FFE2",
    "#139686"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "dark-cyan",
    "jade",
    "peacock-teal",
    "light-sea-green"
  ],
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    "persian-green"
  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/persian-green",
      "/wcag/persian-green",
      "/css/colors/persian-green",
      "/hex/00a693"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Persian Green",
  "hex": "#00A693",
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  },
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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  ],
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    "pigment-palettes",
    "cultural-color-systems",
    "heritage",
    "craft",
    "specificity"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    0,
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    147
  ],
  "hsl": [
    173,
    100,
    33
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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  ],
  "luminance": 0.2938,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 3.05
  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#00A841",
      "#0068A8"
    ],
    "triadic": [
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      "#A89500"
    ],
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      "#4100A8",
      "#A80014",
      "#68A800"
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    ],
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    "pastel": "#39EFDA",
    "neon": "#00D1B9"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
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    "utility": ".bg-persian-green { background-color: #00A693; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-persian-green { color: #00A693; }"
  },
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/css/colors/persian-green",
      "/hex/00a693"
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      "#000000",
      "#A80014",
      "#00A841",
      "#0068A8"
    ],
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      "#139686",
      "#05FFE2"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
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      "#05FFE2",
      "#139686"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Persian Green Color

Persian Green sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Persian Green is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Persian Green is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Persian Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #00A693.Persian Green CSS utilitiesUse Persian Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#00A693 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Persian Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Persian Green.Persian Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Persian Green against black and white text.

Black text6.88:1AA Pass
White text3.05:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Manganese Blue#03A89E
Dark Cyan#008B8B
Jade#00A86B
Peacock Teal#00827F
Light Sea Green#20B2AA

Color Harmonies

#A80014#A80014
#00A841#00A841
#0068A8#0068A8
#9500A8#9500A8
#A89500#A89500
Open full Persian Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#05FFE2#05FFE2
#004D44#004D44
#00A895#00A895
#139686#139686
#39EFDA#39EFDA
#00D1B9#00D1B9

Pairings

Black#000000
#A80014#A80014
#00A841#00A841
#0068A8#0068A8
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5