What color is #005856?

#005856 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005856?

The RGB value is 0, 88, 86: 0 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005856?

The complementary color is #580002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005856 color

#005856 rgb(0, 88, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005856 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 34.5% green and 33.7% blue (0, 88, 86).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#005856 color codes

HEX	`#005856`
RGB	`rgb(0, 88, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 34.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.24, -22.83, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.24, 23.45, 193.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.169, 7.651, 10.007)`
Decimal	`22614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005856, 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 #005856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #005856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005856; }
.text { color: #005856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 88 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005856, #002e58); }

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Questions

What color is #005856?: #005856 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005856?: The RGB value is 0, 88, 86: 0 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005856?: The complementary color is #580002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.