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Colour

#051C16

  • #051C16
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#051C16 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 28, 22 and HSL 164°, 70%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#051C16#051C16
HEX#051C16
RGBrgb(5, 28, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1098, 0.0863
RGB percentages2%, 11%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(164.3, 69.7%, 6.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 82.1%, 11%)
CMYK82.1%, 0%, 21.4%, 89%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer334,870
CSS custom property--colour: #051C16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.73:1
Contrast with white17.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FAE3E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B1A16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#171716no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#001C1Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 37.6Teal · ΔE 45.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 45.6Gray · ΔE 46.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C050B
Analogous#051C0A, #05171C
Triadic#16051C, #1C1605
Split complementary#1C0517, #1C0A05
Tetradic#0A051C, #1C050B, #171C05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#24C99E
Lighter +30%#1C9E7C
Lighter +20%#14735A
Lighter +10%#0D4738
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#012018
Less saturated −25%#091814

Channel breakdown

R5
G28
B22
Red5 (2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue164.35°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness6.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 1C · B 16

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