What color is #005F57?

#005F57 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005F57?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 87: 0 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005F57?

The complementary color is #5F0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005F57 color

#005F57 rgb(0, 95, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005F57 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (0, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#005F57 color codes

HEX	`#005F57`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, -26.02, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 26.12, 185.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.812, 8.872, 10.421)`
Decimal	`24407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005F57, 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 #005F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #005F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005f57; }
.text { color: #005f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005f57, #00385f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #005F57?: #005F57 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005F57?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 87: 0 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005F57?: The complementary color is #5F0008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.