01AC9E

#01AC9E closest to Billiard

#01AC9E is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Billiard. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 67.5% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(1, 172, 158)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 99% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. #01AC9E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.40:1.

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Variations of #01AC9E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#01AC9E 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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#01AC9E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #01AC9E 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 #90939F
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A19E
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DA39E
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #90939F
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B9D9F
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0A8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AEA3
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869E9A

#01AC9E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#01AC9E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.40:1 Very good#01AC9E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#01AC9E in CSS

/* Billiard */
.color { color: #01AC9E; }
.background { background-color: #01AC9E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #01AC9E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(1 172 158);
color: hsl(175 99% 34%);
color: oklch(0.669 0.118 184.7);

#01AC9E FAQ

What color is #01AC9E?

#01AC9E 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 #01AC9E?

#01AC9E is rgb(1, 172, 158) in RGB, hsl(175, 99%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(99%, 0%, 8%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #01AC9E?

The complementary color of #01AC9E is #AC010F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #01AC9E?

Black text has the best contrast on #01AC9E: 7.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #01AC9E a warm or cool color?

#01AC9E is a cool color.