What color is #105D57?

#105D57 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #105D57?

The RGB value is 16, 93, 87: 16 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #105D57?

The complementary color is #5D1016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #105D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#105D57 color

#105D57 rgb(16, 93, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #105D57 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (16, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 71% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#105D57 color codes

HEX	`#105D57`
RGB	`rgb(16, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 71%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 83%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 6%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, -23.54, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 23.73, 187.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.848, 8.626, 10.372)`
Decimal	`1072471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #105D57, 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 #105D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#105D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #105D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #105d57; }
.text { color: #105d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #105d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #105d57, #103c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #105D57?: #105D57 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #105D57?: The RGB value is 16, 93, 87: 16 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #105D57?: The complementary color is #5D1016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #105D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.