What color is #00595E?

#00595E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00595E?

The RGB value is 0, 89, 94: 0 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00595E?

The complementary color is #5E0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00595E color

#00595E rgb(0, 89, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00595E is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (0, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0C6064), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#00595E color codes

HEX	`#00595E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.88, -20.55, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.88, 22.61, 204.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.592, 7.952, 11.828)`
Decimal	`22878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00595E, 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 #00595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #00595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00595e; }
.text { color: #00595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00595e, #002a5e); }

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Questions

What color is #00595E?: #00595E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00595E?: The RGB value is 0, 89, 94: 0 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00595E?: The complementary color is #5E0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.