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#00A48F closest to Silken Jade

#00A48F 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, 64.3% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(0, 164, 143)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black. #00A48F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.71:1.

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Variations of #00A48F

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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#00A48F 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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#00A48F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A48F 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 #8B8C91
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C998E
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879B8F
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8C91
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #779590
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A79E
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A596
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F9691

#00A48F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.13:1 Poor#00A48F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.71:1 Good#00A48F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A48F in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A48F; }
.background { background-color: #00A48F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A48F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 143);
color: hsl(172 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.644 0.117 179.3);

#00A48F FAQ

What color is #00A48F?

#00A48F 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 #00A48F?

#00A48F is rgb(0, 164, 143) in RGB, hsl(172, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 13%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A48F?

The complementary color of #00A48F is #A40015, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A48F?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A48F: 6.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A48F a warm or cool color?

#00A48F is a cool color.