What color is #00555A?

#00555A 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 #00555A?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 90: 0 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00555A?

The complementary color is #5A0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00555A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00555A color

#00555A rgb(0, 85, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00555A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 35.3% blue (0, 85, 90).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% 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 8.58:1).

#00555A color codes

HEX	`#00555A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, -19.84, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 21.88, 204.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.093, 7.234, 10.799)`
Decimal	`21850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00555A, 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 #00555A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00555A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #00555A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00555a; }
.text { color: #00555a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00555a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00555a, #00285a); }

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Questions

What color is #00555A?: #00555A 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 #00555A?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 90: 0 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00555A?: The complementary color is #5A0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00555A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.