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#00A09A closest to Silken Jade

#00A09A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Silken Jade. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(0, 160, 154)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black. #00A09A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.49:1.

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Variations of #00A09A

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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#00A09A 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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#00A09A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A09A 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 #84899B
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96979A
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #81989A
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #84899B
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #70929B
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A59E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A29C
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7D9392

#00A09A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#00A09A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.49:1 Good#00A09A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A09A in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A09A; }
.background { background-color: #00A09A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A09A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 154);
color: hsl(178 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.637 0.110 190.1);

#00A09A FAQ

What color is #00A09A?

#00A09A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Silken Jade. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A09A?

#00A09A is rgb(0, 160, 154) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A09A?

The complementary color of #00A09A is #A00006, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A09A?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A09A: 6.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A09A a warm or cool color?

#00A09A is a cool color.