Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.64:1 — vs black: 12.77:1

Color values

  • HEX #A0D6B4
  • RGB rgb(160, 214, 180)
  • HSL hsl(142, 39%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 25, 0, 16, 16 )
  • Websafe #99CCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A0D6B4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#D6A0C2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#A7D6A0
#A0D6CF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#B4A0D6
#D6B4A0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#CFA0D6
#D6A0A7
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#A0A7D6
#D6A0C2
#D6CFA0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Turquoise Green
#A0D6B4 Base
#439A63
#6BBF8A
#83CA9D
#BCE2CA
#D5EDDE
#EDF7F1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Turquoise Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#08120B
#1D432B
#32734A
#47A469
#6FC18E
Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 Base
#AFDDC0
#BFE3CC
#CEEAD9
#DEF1E5
#EDF7F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A0D6B4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A0D6B4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A0D6B4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A0D6B4;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A0D6B4,
        #D6A0C2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A0D6B4,
        #D6A0C2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$turquoise-green: #A0D6B4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$turquoise-green-r: 160;
$turquoise-green-g: 214;
$turquoise-green-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $turquoise-green;
    color: rgba($turquoise-green-r, $turquoise-green-g, $turquoise-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Turquoise Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A0D6B4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C8C8B5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D1D1B4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A6D2D2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #CACACA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Turquoise Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 Base
Eton Blue #96C8A2 ΔE 3.79
Celadon #ACE1AF ΔE 4.91
Moss Green #ADDFAD ΔE 4.95
Teal Deer #99E6B3 ΔE 5.56

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.