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#005169
#005169 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 31.8% green, and 41.2% blue. Its hue is 194°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #005169.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.82:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.38:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.82:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.38:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005169 as they’d see it.
#005169 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #005169
What color is #005169?
#005169 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 31.8% green, and 41.2% blue. Its hue is 194°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #005169 in RGB?
#005169 is rgb(0, 81, 105): 0 red, 81 green, and 105 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #005169 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 23, 0, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #005169?
PANTONE 7469 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #005169?
Its complement #6A4032 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.