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#00A979 closest to Cosmic Green

#00A979 is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Cosmic Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.3% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(0, 169, 121)). Its HSL value is 163° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black. #00A979 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.95:1.

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Variations of #00A979

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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#00A979 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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#00A979 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A979 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 #948F7C
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59C76
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F9E78
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948F7C
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F997B
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A99C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A98B
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #829A8E

#00A979 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#00A979 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.95:1 Good#00A979 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A979 in CSS

/* Cosmic Green */
.color { color: #00A979; }
.background { background-color: #00A979; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A979; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 169 121);
color: hsl(163 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.651 0.138 164.4);

#00A979 FAQ

What color is #00A979?

#00A979 is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Cosmic Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A979?

#00A979 is rgb(0, 169, 121) in RGB, hsl(163, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 28%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A979?

The complementary color of #00A979 is #A90030, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A979?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A979: 6.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A979 a warm or cool color?

#00A979 is a cool color.