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#00A8A6 closest to Teal Me No Lies

#00A8A6 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(0, 168, 166)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black. #00A8A6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.15:1.

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Variations of #00A8A6

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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#00A8A6 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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#00A8A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8991A7
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9FA6
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87A0A7
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8991A7
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7599A7
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AEA7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAA7
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #849B9B

#00A8A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#00A8A6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.15:1 Very good#00A8A6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8A6 in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #00A8A6; }
.background { background-color: #00A8A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 166);
color: hsl(179 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.662 0.113 193.3);

#00A8A6 FAQ

What color is #00A8A6?

#00A8A6 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A8A6?

#00A8A6 is rgb(0, 168, 166) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 1%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8A6?

The complementary color of #00A8A6 is #A80002, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8A6?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8A6: 7.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8A6 a warm or cool color?

#00A8A6 is a cool color.