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#00A081 closest to Paolo Veronese Green

#00A081 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 50.6% blue (rgb(0, 160, 129)). Its HSL value is 168° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black. #00A081 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #00A081

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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#00A081 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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#00A081 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A081 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8883
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A947F
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #859681
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8883
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #769183
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A297
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A18C
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C928A

#00A081 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#00A081 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#00A081 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A081 in CSS

/* Paolo Veronese Green */
.color { color: #00A081; }
.background { background-color: #00A081; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A081; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 129);
color: hsl(168 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.629 0.121 172.5);

#00A081 FAQ

What color is #00A081?

#00A081 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 #00A081?

#00A081 is rgb(0, 160, 129) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 19%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A081?

The complementary color of #00A081 is #A0001F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A081?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A081: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A081 a warm or cool color?

#00A081 is a cool color.