What color is #005C95?

#005C95 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005C95?

The RGB value is 0, 92, 149: 0 red, 92 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005C95?

The complementary color is #953900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005C95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005C95 color

#005C95 rgb(0, 92, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #005C95 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 36.1% green and 58.4% blue (0, 92, 149).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Blue (#015F97), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#005C95 color codes

HEX	`#005C95`
RGB	`rgb(0, 92, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 36.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 38%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -0.72, -37.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 37.63, 268.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.25, 9.823, 29.836)`
Decimal	`23701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005C95, 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 #005C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #005C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005c95; }
.text { color: #005c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 92 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005c95, #001295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #005C95?: #005C95 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005C95?: The RGB value is 0, 92, 149: 0 red, 92 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005C95?: The complementary color is #953900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005C95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.