What color is #005558?

#005558 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 #005558?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 88: 0 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005558?

The complementary color is #580300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005558 color

#005558 rgb(0, 85, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005558 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 34.5% blue (0, 85, 88).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#005558 color codes

HEX	`#005558`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, -20.56, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 22.09, 201.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.009, 7.201, 10.357)`
Decimal	`21848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005558, 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 #005558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #005558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005558; }
.text { color: #005558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005558, #002958); }

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Questions

What color is #005558?: #005558 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 #005558?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 88: 0 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005558?: The complementary color is #580300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.