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#00A59F Silken Jade

#00A59F is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise named Silken Jade. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 64.7% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(0, 165, 159)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black. #00A59F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.88:1.

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Variations of #00A59F

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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#00A59F 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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#00A59F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A59F 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 #888EA0
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9C9F
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #859D9F
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #888EA0
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7496A0
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AAA3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7A1
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819897

#00A59F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#00A59F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.88:1 Good#00A59F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A59F in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A59F; }
.background { background-color: #00A59F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A59F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 159);
color: hsl(178 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.112 190.2);

#00A59F FAQ

What color is #00A59F?

#00A59F 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 #00A59F?

#00A59F is rgb(0, 165, 159) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A59F?

The complementary color of #00A59F is #A50006, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A59F?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A59F: 6.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A59F a warm or cool color?

#00A59F is a cool color.