What color is #005544?

#005544 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005544?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 68: 0 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005544?

The complementary color is #550011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005544 color

#005544 rgb(0, 85, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005544 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 26.7% blue (0, 85, 68).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#005544 color codes

HEX	`#005544`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, -27.17, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 27.41, 172.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.291, 6.914, 6.576)`
Decimal	`21828`
Short hex	`#054`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005544, 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 #005544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #005544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005544; }
.text { color: #005544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005544, #003c55); }

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Questions

What color is #005544?: #005544 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005544?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 68: 0 red, 85 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005544?: The complementary color is #550011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.