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#00A6AF closest to Silken Jade

#00A6AF 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 68.6% blue (rgb(0, 166, 175)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 100% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #00A6AF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.07:1.

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Variations of #00A6AF

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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#00A6AF 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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#00A6AF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A6AF 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 #848FB0
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989EB0
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #839FB0
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #848FB0
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7198B0
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADA8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9AC
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #839A9D

#00A6AF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#00A6AF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.07:1 Very good#00A6AF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A6AF in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A6AF; }
.background { background-color: #00A6AF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A6AF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 166 175);
color: hsl(183 100% 34%);
color: oklch(0.660 0.112 201.6);

#00A6AF FAQ

What color is #00A6AF?

#00A6AF 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 #00A6AF?

#00A6AF is rgb(0, 166, 175) in RGB, hsl(183, 100%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A6AF?

The complementary color of #00A6AF is #AF0900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A6AF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A6AF: 7.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A6AF a warm or cool color?

#00A6AF is a cool color.