#005F78 Color

#005F78 is rgb(0, 95, 120) in RGB, hsl(193, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#005F78

HEX#005F78

RGBrgb(0, 95, 120)

HSLhsl(193, 100%, 24%)

HSVhsv(193, 100%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.085 223.8)

LABlab(36.64% -17.36 -21.33)

LCHlch(36.64% 27.51 230.86)

What #005F78 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 #005F78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 4.28 Petrol#005F6AΔE 8.88 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 10.13 Sea Blue#006994ΔE 11.5 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 13.01 Ming#36747DΔE 13.08

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

#005F78 Channel Values

How #005F78 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 120	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 193° · S 100% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 193° · S 100% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.22:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #005F78 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 text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #005F78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #005F78; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #005F78

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.

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Shades

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How #005F78 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#005F78

Protanopia#575778

Protanomaly#435A78

Deuteranopia#4E4E79

Deuteranomaly#3D5579

Tritanopia#006363

Tritanomaly#00616C

Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #005F78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-005f78: #005F78;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #005F78;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-005f78': '#005F78' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.373, blue: 0.471)

Android XML<color name="color_005f78">#005F78</color>

SVG fillfill="#005F78"

More Teal Colors

#005F78 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

006161 005f6a 006466 005f5f 006666 005f5a 006994 005c7a 007070 005a70 007399 005757 009698 00e0e0 0b413e 17827d 243d3d 33ccff 4c9c9c 6bdaff 8cb9ba adebff cce7ef e4f2f7

#005F78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #005F78?

#005F78 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 95, 120) in RGB and hsl(193, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #005F78?

#005F78 is rgb(0, 95, 120) — red 0, green 95, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #005F78?

#005F78 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 21%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #005F78 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #005F78 scores 7.22:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #005F78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #005F78 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.94, which is visibly different.

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