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Recognised as Colour

#05201B

  • #05201B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#05201B is a cyan with RGB values 5, 32, 27 and HSL 169°, 73%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05201B#05201B
HEX#05201B
RGBrgb(5, 32, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1255, 0.1059
RGB percentages2%, 12.5%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(168.9, 73%, 7.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 84.4%, 12.5%)
CMYK84.4%, 0%, 15.6%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer335,899
CSS custom property--colour: #05201B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.09:1
Contrast with white17.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FADFE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E1D1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A1B1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00211Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.5Dim grey · ΔE 36.3Teal · ΔE 42.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 44.6Gray · ΔE 45
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20050A
Analogous#05200E, #051720
Triadic#1B0520, #201B05
Split complementary#200517, #200E05
Tetradic#0E0520, #20050A, #172005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#21D0B0
Lighter +30%#1AA48B
Lighter +20%#137865
Lighter +10%#0C4C40
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00251E
Less saturated −25%#0A1B18

Channel breakdown

R5
G32
B27
Red5 (2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue168.89°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness7.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 20 · B 1B

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