What color is #005057?

#005057 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005057?

The RGB value is 0, 80, 87: 0 red, 80 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005057?

The complementary color is #570700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005057 color

#005057 rgb(0, 80, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005057 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.4% green and 34.1% blue (0, 80, 87).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#005057 color codes

HEX	`#005057`
RGB	`rgb(0, 80, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.46, -18.2, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.46, 20.85, 209.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.588, 6.425, 10.013)`
Decimal	`20567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005057, 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 #005057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #005057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005057; }
.text { color: #005057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 80 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005057, #002557); }

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Questions

What color is #005057?: #005057 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005057?: The RGB value is 0, 80, 87: 0 red, 80 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005057?: The complementary color is #570700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.