What color is #005D66?

#005D66 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005D66?

The RGB value is 0, 93, 102: 0 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005D66?

The complementary color is #660900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005D66 color

#005D66 rgb(0, 93, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005D66 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (0, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0C6064), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#005D66 color codes

HEX	`#005D66`
RGB	`rgb(0, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 9%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.57, -19.82, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.57, 23.1, 210.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.312, 8.787, 13.931)`
Decimal	`23910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005D66, 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 #005D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #005D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005d66; }
.text { color: #005d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005d66, #002a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #005D66?: #005D66 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005D66?: The RGB value is 0, 93, 102: 0 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005D66?: The complementary color is #660900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.