Petrol

#005F6A

Petrol #005F6A

Shades of Petrol

#00606B

#00555F

#004A53

#004047

#00353B

#002A2F

#002023

#001517

#000A0B

#000000

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Tints of Petrol

#00606B

#0D707B

#1F818B

#34919C

#4CA3AC

#69B4BD

#89C6CD

#ACD9DE

#D4EBEE

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Petrol

#00606B

#055B65

#0B565F

#115259

#174D53

#1D484D

#234347

#293E41

#2F3A3B

#353535

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What color is Petrol

Petrol is a medium dark bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Dark Cyan, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Petrol is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Petrol

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Petrol is #005F6A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Petrol has 0%% Red, 37% Green, and 42% Blue.
Petrol has 186° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 42% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Petrol has 186° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 21% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Petrol has 100% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow, and 58% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#005F6A

RGB

(0, 95, 106)

(0%, 37%, 42%)

HSV

(186°, 100, 42)

(52%, 100%, 42%)

HSL

(186°, 99, 21)

(52%, 99%, 21%)

CMYK

(100, 10, 0, 58)

(100%, 10%, 0%, 58%)

How does Petrol contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Petrol is 9%, which is low.
Petrol has a higher contrast with white than black. Petrol and black have a 2.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Petrol and white have a 7.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

9%

insufficient (2.8)

AAA (7.4)

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What colors go with Petrol

Summer

#005F6A

#83893C

#62A0A7

#DEDBE1

#D9EBEC

Winter

#005F6A

#7B6EBA

#C2A3D7

#ADD5DA

#E9E2EE

Spring

#005F6A

#708941

#71B7BE

#9FC353

#C2E1E3

Analogous

#005F6A

#008273

#80BEC5

#68DED1

#E2EEEE

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How to mix Petrol paint

To mix Petrol paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Blue, 34% Cyan, 58% Black, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

8%

Cyan

34%

Magenta

0%

Black

58%

White

0%

To mix Petrol paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 38% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 58% Black, as shown below.

Cyan

38%

Magenta

4%

Yellow

0%

Black

58%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Petrol

Colors similar to Petrol are: Blue Stone, Dark Aqua, Deep Teal, Dark Aquamarine, and Sherpa Blue. Blue Stone is more cyan than Petrol. Dark Aqua is more cyan and paler and lighter than Petrol. Deep Teal is more cyan and darker than Petrol. Dark Aquamarine is more green and lighter than Petrol. Sherpa Blue is darker than Petrol.

Blue Stone

#016162

more cyan

Dark Aqua

#05696B

more cyan,

paler,

lighter

Deep Teal

#00555A

more cyan,

darker

Dark Aquamarine

#017371

more green,

lighter

Sherpa Blue

#004950

darker