cyancoolCC0 survey name

Dark Aqua #05696B

Dark Aqua is a dark, vivid cool color (#05696B; HSL 181° 91% 22%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “dark aqua”.

Use cases: Fresh accents · Aquatic themes

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Families: Cyans · Teals

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#05696B
RGBrgb(5, 105, 107)
HSLhsl(181, 91%, 22%)
HSVhsv(181, 95%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(47.29% 0.079 197.1)
OKLaboklab(47.29% -0.0757 -0.0234)
CMYKcmyk(95.3%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)
XYZxyz(7.7668, 11.1959, 15.6587)
CIE-LABlab(39.9, -24.0, -8.4)
CIE-LCHlch(39.9, 25.4, 199.3°)
Luminance0.112 (WCAG relative)
/* Dark Aqua */ --dark-aqua: #05696b; color: #05696b; background-color: #05696b;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: darkaqua.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#0c5e60 #105455 #12494a #133f40 #133536 #122c2c #112223 #0e1a1a #071010 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#2f7779 #498687 #619495 #77a3a3 #8eb2b2 #a4c1c1 #bbd0d0 #d1e0e0 #e8efef #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#1c686a #296768 #336667 #3b6566 #426464 #496363 #4e6262 #546161 #595f5f #5e5e5e

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#05696B
#6B0705
#05696b #6b0705

Analogous

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#056B3A
#05696B
#05366B
#056b3a #05696b #05366b

Triadic

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#05696B
#6B0569
#696B05
#05696b #6b0569 #696b05

Tetradic

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#05696B
#3A056B
#6B0705
#366B05
#05696b #3a056b #6b0705 #366b05

Square

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#05696B
#3A056B
#6B0705
#366B05
#05696b #3a056b #6b0705 #366b05

Split Complementary

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#05696B
#6B0536
#6B3A05
#05696b #6b0536 #6b3a05

Monochromatic

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#011D1D
#023031
#05696B
#08A2A5
#0ADCE0
#011d1d #023031 #05696b #08a2a5 #0adce0

Accessibility & contrast

6.48
#05696B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.24
#05696B on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on dark aqua

6.48
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61636B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#545A6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D69

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Deep Turquoise #0173743.49
Dark Aquamarine #0173713.89
Dark Turquoise #045C5A4.73
Petrol #005F6A5.50
Deep Aqua #08787F5.69
Bluegreen #017A796.07

Colors that go with dark aqua

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

5.0:1
Same hue family as dark aqua (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
5.4:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈28°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Beige #F5F5DC
5.9:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Warm Beige #E9DCC9
4.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈146°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Light Salmon #FEA993
3.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈169°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.