What color is #005873?

#005873 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005873?

The RGB value is 0, 88, 115: 0 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005873?

The complementary color is #731B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005873 color

#005873 rgb(0, 88, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005873 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 34.5% green and 45.1% blue (0, 88, 115).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Night Kite (#005572), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#005873 color codes

HEX	`#005873`
RGB	`rgb(0, 88, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 34.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, -12.03, -21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 24.81, 240.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.583, 8.216, 17.455)`
Decimal	`22643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005873, 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 #005873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #005873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005873; }
.text { color: #005873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 88 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005873, #001f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #005873?: #005873 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005873?: The RGB value is 0, 88, 115: 0 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005873?: The complementary color is #731B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.