What color is #005B56?

#005B56 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005B56?

The RGB value is 0, 91, 86: 0 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005B56?

The complementary color is #5B0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005B56?

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.

#005B56 color

#005B56 rgb(0, 91, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005B56 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 35.7% green and 33.7% blue (0, 91, 86).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#005B56 color codes

HEX	`#005B56`
RGB	`rgb(0, 91, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 35.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, -24.36, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 24.65, 188.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.42, 8.153, 10.09)`
Decimal	`23382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005B56, 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 #005B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005B56 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 #005B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005b56; }
.text { color: #005b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 91 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005b56, #00335b); }

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Questions

What color is #005B56?: #005B56 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005B56?: The RGB value is 0, 91, 86: 0 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005B56?: The complementary color is #5B0005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005B56?: 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.