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#00A59B closest to Silken Jade

#00A59B 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 60.8% blue (rgb(0, 165, 155)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black. #00A59B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.86:1.

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Variations of #00A59B

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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#00A59B 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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#00A59B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A59B 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 #898E9C
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #869D9B
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #898E9C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75969C
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A79E
  • 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 #819895

#00A59B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.06:1 Poor#00A59B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.86:1 Good#00A59B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A59B in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A59B; }
.background { background-color: #00A59B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A59B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 155);
color: hsl(176 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.113 187.2);

#00A59B FAQ

What color is #00A59B?

#00A59B 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 #00A59B?

#00A59B is rgb(0, 165, 155) in RGB, hsl(176, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 6%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A59B?

The complementary color of #00A59B is #A5000A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A59B?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A59B: 6.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A59B a warm or cool color?

#00A59B is a cool color.