What color is #01585F?

#01585F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01585F?

The RGB value is 1, 88, 95: 1 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01585F?

The complementary color is #5F0801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01585F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01585F color

#01585F rgb(1, 88, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #01585F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 34.5% green and 37.3% blue (1, 88, 95).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 98% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#01585F color codes

HEX	`#01585F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 88, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 34.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 98%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 99%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 7%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, -19.56, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 22.2, 208.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.567, 7.811, 12.039)`
Decimal	`88159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01585F, 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 #01585F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01585F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #01585F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01585f; }
.text { color: #01585f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01585f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 88 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01585f, #01295f); }

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Questions

What color is #01585F?: #01585F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01585F?: The RGB value is 1, 88, 95: 1 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01585F?: The complementary color is #5F0801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01585F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.