#005F5A Color

#005F5A is rgb(0, 95, 90) in RGB, hsl(177, 100%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#005F5A

HEX#005F5A

RGBrgb(0, 95, 90)

HSLhsl(177, 100%, 19%)

HSVhsv(177, 100%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(43.8% 0.076 188.5)

LABlab(35.64% -25.90 -4.39)

LCHlch(35.64% 26.27 189.63)

What #005F5A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #005F5A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peacock#005F5FΔE 3.16 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 8.88 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 9.23 Petrol#005F6AΔE 10.13 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 10.41 Pine Green#01796FΔE 11.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#005F5A Channel Values

How #005F5A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 95 · B 90	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 177° · S 100% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 177° · S 100% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.54:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #005F5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #005F5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #005F5A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #005F5A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #005F5A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#005F5A

Protanopia#57575A

Protanomaly#435A5A

Deuteranopia#4E4E5B

Deuteranomaly#3D555B

Tritanopia#055E5E

Tritanomaly#035F5D

Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #005F5A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-005f5a: #005F5A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #005F5A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-005f5a': '#005F5A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.373, blue: 0.353)

Android XML<color name="color_005f5a">#005F5A</color>

SVG fillfill="#005F5A"

More Teal Colors

#005F5A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

005f5f 005c7a 005f6a 005a70 005f78 005757 006161 005252 006466 004b4d 006666 004b49 0093af 00d3f2 0a7e8c 15f2fd 228783 336666 48d1cc 66cccc 89cff0 a8dcf0 c6e8f5 e0ffff

#005F5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #005F5A?

#005F5A is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 95, 90) in RGB and hsl(177, 100%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #005F5A?

#005F5A is rgb(0, 95, 90) — red 0, green 95, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #005F5A?

#005F5A converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #005F5A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #005F5A scores 7.54:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #005F5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #005F5A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.91, which is visibly different.

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