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Recognised as Colour

#05202B

  • #05202B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#05202B is a cyan with RGB values 5, 32, 43 and HSL 197°, 79%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05202B#05202B
HEX#05202B
RGBrgb(5, 32, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1255, 0.1686
RGB percentages2%, 12.5%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(197.4, 79.2%, 9.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 88.4%, 16.9%)
CMYK88.4%, 25.6%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer335,915
CSS custom property--colour: #05202B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.83:1
Contrast with white16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FADFD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1F2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#151C2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002324no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dim grey · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 42.1Teal · ΔE 44.1Gray · ΔE 44.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B1005
Analogous#052B23, #050D2B
Triadic#2B0520, #202B05
Split complementary#2B050D, #2B2305
Tetradic#23052B, #2B1005, #0D2B05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1AA8E2
Lighter +30%#1586B4
Lighter +20%#106486
Lighter +10%#0A4259
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002230
Less saturated −25%#0B1D25

Channel breakdown

R5
G32
B43
Red5 (2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue197.37°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness9.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 20 · B 2B

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