What color is #005154?

#005154 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 #005154?

The RGB value is 0, 81, 84: 0 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005154?

The complementary color is #540300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005154 color

#005154 rgb(0, 81, 84)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005154 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.8% green and 32.9% blue (0, 81, 84).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#005154 color codes

HEX	`#005154`
RGB	`rgb(0, 81, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, -19.85, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 21.36, 201.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.542, 6.524, 9.406)`
Decimal	`20820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005154, 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 #005154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #005154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005154; }
.text { color: #005154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 81 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005154, #002754); }

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Questions

What color is #005154?: #005154 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 #005154?: The RGB value is 0, 81, 84: 0 red, 81 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005154?: The complementary color is #540300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.