#005042
A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #005042
At its core, #005042 is a very dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 80 green, and 66 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 18% Yellow, and 69% Black. The HSL representation is 169.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#005042
RGB0, 80, 66
HSL169.5°, 100.0%, 15.7%
CMYK100%, 0%, 18%, 69%
HSV169.5°, 100.0%, 31.4%
LAB29.7, -25.4, 2.2
XYZ3.9, 6.1, 6.1
Decimal20546
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
9.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.23:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #005042;
}
.text-color {
color: #005042;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #005042;
}