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#00A5B1 closest to Silken Jade

#00A5B1 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 69.4% blue (rgb(0, 165, 177)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #00A5B1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.02:1.

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#00A5B1 color conversion

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Variations of #00A5B1

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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#00A5B1 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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#00A5B1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A5B1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #828FB1
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969DB2
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #829EB2
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #828FB1
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F97B2
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACA8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A8AD
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #83999D

#00A5B1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#00A5B1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.02:1 Very good#00A5B1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A5B1 in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A5B1; }
.background { background-color: #00A5B1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A5B1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 165 177);
color: hsl(184 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.112 204.0);

#00A5B1 FAQ

What color is #00A5B1?

#00A5B1 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 #00A5B1?

#00A5B1 is rgb(0, 165, 177) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A5B1?

The complementary color of #00A5B1 is #B10C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A5B1?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A5B1: 7.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A5B1 a warm or cool color?

#00A5B1 is a cool color.