What color is #055A53?

#055A53 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #055A53?

The RGB value is 5, 90, 83: 5 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #055A53?

The complementary color is #5A050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #055A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#055A53 color

#055A53 rgb(5, 90, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #055A53 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 35.3% green and 32.5% blue (5, 90, 83).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 89% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#055A53 color codes

HEX	`#055A53`
RGB	`rgb(5, 90, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 35.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 89%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 94%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, -24.39, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 24.51, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.279, 7.968, 9.442)`
Decimal	`350803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #055A53, 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 #055A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#055A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #055A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #055a53; }
.text { color: #055a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #055a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 90 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #055a53, #05375a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #055A53?: #055A53 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #055A53?: The RGB value is 5, 90, 83: 5 red, 90 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #055A53?: The complementary color is #5A050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #055A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.