Close to Peacock Blue
#005F62
#005F62 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 37.3% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 100% saturation and 19% 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 #005F62.
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
7.46:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.46:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.81:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005F62 as they’d see it.
#005F62 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 #005F62
What color is #005F62?
#005F62 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 37.3% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #005F62 in RGB?
#005F62 is rgb(0, 95, 98): 0 red, 95 green, and 98 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #005F62 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 3, 0, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #005F62?
PANTONE 3145 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #005F62?
Its complement #78483F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.