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#00A897 closest to Billiard

#00A897 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Billiard. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(0, 168, 151)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black. #00A897 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #00A897

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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#00A897 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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#00A897 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A897 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 #8D9099
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F9D96
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A9F97
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9099
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #799998
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACA3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A99D
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #839A96

#00A897 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#00A897 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#00A897 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A897 in CSS

/* Billiard */
.color { color: #00A897; }
.background { background-color: #00A897; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A897; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 151);
color: hsl(174 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.657 0.117 182.4);

#00A897 FAQ

What color is #00A897?

#00A897 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Billiard. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A897?

#00A897 is rgb(0, 168, 151) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A897?

The complementary color of #00A897 is #A80011, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A897?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A897: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A897 a warm or cool color?

#00A897 is a cool color.