What color is #005058?

#005058 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005058?

The RGB value is 0, 80, 88: 0 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005058?

The complementary color is #580800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005058 color

#005058 rgb(0, 80, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005058 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.4% green and 34.5% blue (0, 80, 88).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#005058 color codes

HEX	`#005058`
RGB	`rgb(0, 80, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, -17.83, -10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 20.82, 211.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.629, 6.441, 10.23)`
Decimal	`20568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005058, 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 #005058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #005058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005058; }
.text { color: #005058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 80 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005058, #002458); }

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Questions

What color is #005058?: #005058 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005058?: The RGB value is 0, 80, 88: 0 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005058?: The complementary color is #580800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.