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#00A5A5 closest to Silken Jade

#00A5A5 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 64.7% blue (rgb(0, 165, 165)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #00A5A5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.93:1.

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Variations of #00A5A5

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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#00A5A5 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.

00A5A5A500A5A5A500
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

00A5A50000A5A50000A5A500
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A5A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5A5 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 #868EA6
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999CA5
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #849DA6
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #868EA6
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7397A6
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABA5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7A5
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #829999

#00A5A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#00A5A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.93:1 Good#00A5A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5A5 in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A5A5; }
.background { background-color: #00A5A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 165);
color: hsl(180 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.654 0.112 194.8);

#00A5A5 FAQ

What color is #00A5A5?

#00A5A5 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 #00A5A5?

#00A5A5 is rgb(0, 165, 165) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5A5?

The complementary color of #00A5A5 is #A50000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5A5: 6.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5A5 a warm or cool color?

#00A5A5 is a cool color.