Information about #005A66 color

#005A66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#005A66 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(0, 90, 102) — 0% red, 35.3% green, 40% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 5 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#005A66 presents itself as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Peacock Blue (#005F69). Slightly further away sit Petrol (#005F6A) and Maestro (#005E6D).

The recipe behind #005A66 is rgb(0, 90, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #005A66: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#005A66 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#005A66 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #005A66

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Peacock Blue color link
Peacock Blue

#005F69

Petrol color link
Petrol

#005F6A

Maestro color link
Maestro

#005E6D

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#005A66
  • RGB0, 90, 102
  • CMYK40, 5, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(0, 90, 102)
  • HSL187°, 100%, 20%
  • HSL Precise187.059°, 100%, 20%
  • HSV187°, 100%, 40%
  • HSB187°, 100%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.353, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.353, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.353, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID005A66
  • DECIMAL ID23142
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01