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#00AF9F Billiard

#00AF9F is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise named Billiard. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 68.6% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(0, 175, 159)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 100% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black. #00AF9F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.63:1.

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Variations of #00AF9F

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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#00AF9F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00AF9FAF0010
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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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#00AF9F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00AF9F 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 #9396A1
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A49E
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FA69F
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9396A1
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D9FA0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B3AA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1A4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89A19D

#00AF9F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#00AF9F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.63:1 Very good#00AF9F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00AF9F in CSS

/* Billiard */
.color { color: #00AF9F; }
.background { background-color: #00AF9F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00AF9F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 175 159);
color: hsl(175 100% 34%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.120 183.5);

#00AF9F FAQ

What color is #00AF9F?

#00AF9F 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 #00AF9F?

#00AF9F is rgb(0, 175, 159) in RGB, hsl(175, 100%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00AF9F?

The complementary color of #00AF9F is #AF0010, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00AF9F?

Black text has the best contrast on #00AF9F: 7.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00AF9F a warm or cool color?

#00AF9F is a cool color.