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#00A5AA closest to Silken Jade

#00A5AA 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 66.7% blue (rgb(0, 165, 170)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #00A5AA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #00A5AA

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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#00A5AA 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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#00A5AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #848EAB
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989DAB
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #839EAB
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #848EAB
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7197AB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABA6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A8A8
  • 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 #82999A

#00A5AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#00A5AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#00A5AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5AA in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A5AA; }
.background { background-color: #00A5AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 170);
color: hsl(182 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.111 198.6);

#00A5AA FAQ

What color is #00A5AA?

#00A5AA 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 #00A5AA?

#00A5AA is rgb(0, 165, 170) in RGB, hsl(182, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5AA?

The complementary color of #00A5AA is #AA0500, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5AA: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5AA a warm or cool color?

#00A5AA is a cool color.