What color is #005F5B?

#005F5B is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mosque?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 91: 0 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mosque?

The complementary color is #5F0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mosque color: hex code #005F5B

#005F5B rgb(0, 95, 91)

Shades of teal

Mosque has the hex code #005F5B. It is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 35.7% blue (0, 95, 91).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

Mosque (#005F5B) color codes

HEX	`#005F5B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -24.7, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 25.12, 190.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.98, 8.939, 11.306)`
Decimal	`24411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mosque, 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 #005F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #005F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005f5b; }
.text { color: #005f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005f5b, #00345f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

See #005F5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #005F5B?: #005F5B is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mosque?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 91: 0 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mosque?: The complementary color is #5F0004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.