Start generating
00A28E

#00A28E closest to Silken Jade

#00A28E 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, 63.5% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(0, 162, 142)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black. #00A28E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.56:1.

Make a palette with #00A28E

#00A28E color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #00A28E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

00A28E008C7B007768006356004F44003C34002A24001915000A07000101

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

00A28E3BAB9958B5A470BEAF86C7BA9BD1C5AFDAD0C4E3DCD7ECE7EBF6F3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

00A28E2A9F8D3C9C8B4A988A5595885E9287668E866D8B847487837A8481

Hues

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

74994A649D57529F653FA17328A28100A28E00A09A009FA5009DB0019BBC2798C4

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

009CA8009DA3009E9E00A09800A19300A28E2DA28B42A28851A2855FA1826AA17F

#00A28E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00A28EA20014
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

00A28EA20065A23D00
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

00A28E00A23D0065A2
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

00A28E8E00A2A28E00
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

00A28E0014A2A20014A28E00
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

00A28E3D00A2A2001465A200
Open in generator →

#00A28E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A28E 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 #898A90
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A978D
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85998E
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #898A90
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75938F
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A59C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A395
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E958F

#00A28E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.20:1 Poor#00A28E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.56:1 Good#00A28E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #00A28E

Palettes with #00A28E

#00A28E in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A28E; }
.background { background-color: #00A28E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A28E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 162 142);
color: hsl(173 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.638 0.116 179.9);

#00A28E FAQ

What color is #00A28E?

#00A28E 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 #00A28E?

#00A28E is rgb(0, 162, 142) in RGB, hsl(173, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A28E?

The complementary color of #00A28E is #A20014, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A28E?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A28E: 6.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A28E a warm or cool color?

#00A28E is a cool color.