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00A596

#00A596 closest to Silken Jade

#00A596 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, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(0, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black. #00A596 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #00A596

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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#00A596 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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#00A596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8D97
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9B95
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879C96
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8D97
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #769697
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A79B
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819894

#00A596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#00A596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#00A596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A596 in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A596; }
.background { background-color: #00A596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 150);
color: hsl(175 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.648 0.115 183.6);

#00A596 FAQ

What color is #00A596?

#00A596 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 #00A596?

#00A596 is rgb(0, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(175, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 9%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A596?

The complementary color of #00A596 is #A5000F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A596?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A596: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A596 a warm or cool color?

#00A596 is a cool color.