What color is #005A6F?

#005A6F is a dark, vivid cyan known as Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Lagoon?

The RGB value is 0, 90, 111: 0 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Lagoon?

The complementary color is #6F1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Lagoon color: hex code #005A6F

#005A6F rgb(0, 90, 111)

Shades of teal

Deep Lagoon has the hex code #005A6F. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 35.3% green and 43.5% blue (0, 90, 111).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

Deep Lagoon (#005A6F) color codes

HEX	`#005A6F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 90, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 35.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, -14.77, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 23.63, 231.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.524, 8.459, 16.325)`
Decimal	`23151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Lagoon, 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 #005A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #005A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005a6f; }
.text { color: #005a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 90 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005a6f, #00236f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #005A6F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #005A6F?: #005A6F is a dark, vivid cyan known as Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Lagoon?: The RGB value is 0, 90, 111: 0 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Lagoon?: The complementary color is #6F1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.