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#00A079 closest to Paolo Veronese Green

#00A079 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(0, 160, 121)). Its HSL value is 165° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black. #00A079 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.30:1.

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Variations of #00A079

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00A079 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A079 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A079 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B887C
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9477
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879678
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B887C
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #77917B
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A195
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A087
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B9288

#00A079 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.33:1 Poor#00A079 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.30:1 Good#00A079 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A079 in CSS

/* Paolo Veronese Green */
.color { color: #00A079; }
.background { background-color: #00A079; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A079; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 121);
color: hsl(165 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.627 0.127 167.8);

#00A079 FAQ

What color is #00A079?

#00A079 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A079?

#00A079 is rgb(0, 160, 121) in RGB, hsl(165, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 24%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A079?

The complementary color of #00A079 is #A00027, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A079?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A079: 6.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A079 a warm or cool color?

#00A079 is a cool color.