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#00A87C closest to Cosmic Green

#00A87C is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Cosmic Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 48.6% blue (rgb(0, 168, 124)). Its HSL value is 164° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black. #00A87C is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.89:1.

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Variations of #00A87C

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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#00A87C 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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#00A87C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A87C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #938F7F
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A49B7A
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E9D7B
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #938F7F
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D987E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A99C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A88C
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #81998E

#00A87C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#00A87C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.89:1 Good#00A87C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A87C in CSS

/* Cosmic Green */
.color { color: #00A87C; }
.background { background-color: #00A87C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A87C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 124);
color: hsl(164 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.134 166.2);

#00A87C FAQ

What color is #00A87C?

#00A87C is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Cosmic Green. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A87C?

#00A87C is rgb(0, 168, 124) in RGB, hsl(164, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 26%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A87C?

The complementary color of #00A87C is #A8002C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A87C?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A87C: 6.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A87C a warm or cool color?

#00A87C is a cool color.