What color is #005E6A?

#005E6A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005E6A?

The RGB value is 0, 94, 106: 0 red, 94 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005E6A?

The complementary color is #6A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005E6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005E6A color

#005E6A rgb(0, 94, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005E6A is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 36.9% green and 41.6% blue (0, 94, 106).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#005E6A color codes

HEX	`#005E6A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 94, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 36.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, -18.9, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 23.28, 215.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.603, 9.045, 15.031)`
Decimal	`24170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005E6A, 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 #005E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #005E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005e6a; }
.text { color: #005e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 94 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005e6a, #00296a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #005E6A?: #005E6A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005E6A?: The RGB value is 0, 94, 106: 0 red, 94 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005E6A?: The complementary color is #6A0C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005E6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.