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#005E5C Mosque

#005E5C is a dark, muted turquoise named Mosque. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 36.9% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(0, 94, 92)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 100% saturation and 18% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black. #005E5C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.62:1.

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Variations of #005E5C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#005E5C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#005E5C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #005E5C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4C505D
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #57585C
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B595C
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4C505D
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #40555D
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00615D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #005F5D
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #495656

#005E5C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.62:1 Very good#005E5C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#005E5C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#005E5C in CSS

/* Mosque */
.color { color: #005E5C; }
.background { background-color: #005E5C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #005E5C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 94 92);
color: hsl(179 100% 18%);
color: oklch(0.436 0.075 192.2);

#005E5C FAQ

What color is #005E5C?

#005E5C is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Mosque. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #005E5C?

#005E5C is rgb(0, 94, 92) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 18%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #005E5C?

The complementary color of #005E5C is #5E0002, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #005E5C?

White text has the best contrast on #005E5C: 7.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #005E5C a warm or cool color?

#005E5C is a cool color.