00A694

#00A694 closest to Silken Jade

#00A694 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, 65.1% green and 58.0% blue (rgb(0, 166, 148)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black. #00A694 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.88:1.

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Variations of #00A694

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#00A694 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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#00A694 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A694 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C8E96
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9B93
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889D94
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C8E96
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #779795
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A79A
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819894

#00A694 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#00A694 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.88:1 Good#00A694 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A694 in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A694; }
.background { background-color: #00A694; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A694; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 148);
color: hsl(173 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.117 181.5);

#00A694 FAQ

What color is #00A694?

#00A694 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 #00A694?

#00A694 is rgb(0, 166, 148) in RGB, hsl(173, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A694?

The complementary color of #00A694 is #A60012, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A694?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A694: 6.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A694 a warm or cool color?

#00A694 is a cool color.