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#00A78B closest to Hobgoblin

#00A78B is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Hobgoblin. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(0, 167, 139)). Its HSL value is 170° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black. #00A78B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.90:1.

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Variations of #00A78B

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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#00A78B 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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#00A78B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A78B 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 #8F8E8D
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09B8A
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9D8B
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8E8D
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A978D
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A99F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A895
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819992

#00A78B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#00A78B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.90:1 Good#00A78B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A78B in CSS

/* Hobgoblin */
.color { color: #00A78B; }
.background { background-color: #00A78B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A78B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 167 139);
color: hsl(170 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.123 175.0);

#00A78B FAQ

What color is #00A78B?

#00A78B is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Hobgoblin. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A78B?

#00A78B is rgb(0, 167, 139) in RGB, hsl(170, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 17%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A78B?

The complementary color of #00A78B is #A7001C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A78B?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A78B: 6.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A78B a warm or cool color?

#00A78B is a cool color.