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#00A79B closest to Silken Jade

#00A79B 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, 65.5% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(0, 167, 155)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black. #00A79B is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.00:1.

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Variations of #00A79B

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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#00A79B 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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#00A79B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A79B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B8F9C
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9D9B
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889E9B
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8F9C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #77989C
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABA3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A99F
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #829A96

#00A79B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.00:1 Very poor#00A79B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.00:1 Very good#00A79B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A79B in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #00A79B; }
.background { background-color: #00A79B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A79B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 167 155);
color: hsl(176 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.115 185.8);

#00A79B FAQ

What color is #00A79B?

#00A79B 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 #00A79B?

#00A79B is rgb(0, 167, 155) in RGB, hsl(176, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A79B?

The complementary color of #00A79B is #A7000C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A79B?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A79B: 7.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A79B a warm or cool color?

#00A79B is a cool color.