What color is #005F58?

#005F58 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 #005F58?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 88: 0 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005F58?

The complementary color is #5F0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005F58 color

#005F58 rgb(0, 95, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #005F58 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 34.5% blue (0, 95, 88).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% 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 7.56:1).

#005F58 color codes

HEX	`#005F58`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -25.69, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 25.85, 186.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.853, 8.888, 10.638)`
Decimal	`24408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005F58, 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 #005F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#005F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #005F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005f58; }
.text { color: #005f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005f58, #00375f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #005F58?: #005F58 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 #005F58?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 88: 0 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005F58?: The complementary color is #5F0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.