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#00A686 closest to Herbal

#00A686 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.1% green and 52.5% blue (rgb(0, 166, 134)). Its HSL value is 168° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black. #00A686 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.80:1.

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Variations of #00A686

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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#00A686 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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#00A686 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A686 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 #8F8D88
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09A84
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9C86
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8D88
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A9688
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A89D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A791
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #809890

#00A686 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#00A686 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.80:1 Good#00A686 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A686 in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #00A686; }
.background { background-color: #00A686; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A686; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 134);
color: hsl(168 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.125 172.5);

#00A686 FAQ

What color is #00A686?

#00A686 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Herbal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A686?

#00A686 is rgb(0, 166, 134) in RGB, hsl(168, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 19%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A686?

The complementary color of #00A686 is #A60020, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A686?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A686: 6.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A686 a warm or cool color?

#00A686 is a cool color.