Deep Teal Color

#00555a

Deep Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #ffaaa5
Complementary Color #5a0500
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 17.65% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Teal Color Sample
Deep Teal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00555a

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Teal Color. The Jamaican Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iridescent Peacock (#00707d) for more calm effect. Try Shinbashi Azure as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a0500 is the best complementary color to Deep Teal. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #00555a complementary color is Rosewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sherpa Blue are #005a32 and #00275a. Thus found on the left and right of #00555a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Deep Teal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Teal palette consists of #5a3200 and #5a0027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a0500). Try Saddle Brown and Bordeaux colors in combination with #00555a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #00555a offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Teal. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rosewood, Ripe Plum, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00555a square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Teal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5a0500) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Rosewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a0054 and #005a05.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00555a is made of 0% red, 49% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Teal has a hue angle of 183.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00555a is made of 35.29% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #00555a
RGB Decimal rgb(0,85,90)
RGB Percentage 0%, 49%, 51%
CMYK 35.29, 1.96, 0, 64.71
HSL hsl(183.33,100%,17.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.33,100%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.3364,-19.8332,-9.2441)
XYZ xyz(5.094,7.2352,10.8009)
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