What color is #005F7A?

#005F7A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Blue-Collar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue-Collar?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 122: 0 red, 95 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue-Collar?

The complementary color is #7A1B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue-Collar color: hex code #005F7A

#005F7A rgb(0, 95, 122)

Shades of teal

Blue-Collar has the hex code #005F7A. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 47.8% blue (0, 95, 122).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

Blue-Collar (#005F7A) color codes

HEX	`#005F7A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 22%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.09, -13.41, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.09, 25.66, 238.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.604, 9.589, 19.859)`
Decimal	`24442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue-Collar, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #005F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #005F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005f7a; }
.text { color: #005f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005f7a, #00227a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #005F7A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #005F7A?: #005F7A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Blue-Collar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue-Collar?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 122: 0 red, 95 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue-Collar?: The complementary color is #7A1B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.