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#00A5A1 closest to Silken Jade

#00A5A1 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 63.1% blue (rgb(0, 165, 161)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black. #00A5A1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.90:1.

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Variations of #00A5A1

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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#00A5A1 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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#00A5A1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5A1 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 #878EA2
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9CA1
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #859DA1
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #878EA2
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7496A2
  • 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 #00A7A2
  • 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

#00A5A1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#00A5A1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.90:1 Good#00A5A1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5A1 in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A5A1; }
.background { background-color: #00A5A1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5A1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 161);
color: hsl(179 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.112 191.7);

#00A5A1 FAQ

What color is #00A5A1?

#00A5A1 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 #00A5A1?

#00A5A1 is rgb(0, 165, 161) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5A1?

The complementary color of #00A5A1 is #A50004, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5A1?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5A1: 6.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5A1 a warm or cool color?

#00A5A1 is a cool color.