Close to Petrol
#00545E
#00545E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 100% saturation and 18% 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 #00545E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.43:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.64:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.43:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00545E as they’d see it.
#00545E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #00545E
What color is #00545E?
#00545E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 186°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #00545E in RGB?
#00545E is rgb(0, 84, 94): 0 red, 84 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00545E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 11, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00545E?
PANTONE 323 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00545E?
Its complement #6B4138 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.