What color is #005A60?

#005A60 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 #005A60?

The RGB value is 0, 90, 96: 0 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005A60?

The complementary color is #600600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005A60 color

#005A60 rgb(0, 90, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005A60 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (0, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0C6064), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#005A60 color codes

HEX	`#005A60`
RGB	`rgb(0, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.31, -20.37, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.31, 22.71, 206.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.767, 8.156, 12.334)`
Decimal	`23136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005A60, 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 #005A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #005A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005a60; }
.text { color: #005a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005a60, #002a60); }

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Questions

What color is #005A60?: #005A60 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 #005A60?: The RGB value is 0, 90, 96: 0 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005A60?: The complementary color is #600600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.