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Colour

#05211E

  • #05211E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#05211E is a cyan with RGB values 5, 33, 30 and HSL 174°, 74%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05211E#05211E
HEX#05211E
RGBrgb(5, 33, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1294, 0.1176
RGB percentages2%, 12.9%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(173.6, 73.7%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 84.8%, 12.9%)
CMYK84.8%, 0%, 9.1%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer336,158
CSS custom property--colour: #05211E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FADEE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F1F1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B1B1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#002220no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dim grey · ΔE 35.7Teal · ΔE 42.1Slate grey · ΔE 44.2Gray · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#210508
Analogous#052110, #051621
Triadic#1E0521, #211E05
Split complementary#210516, #211005
Tetradic#100521, #210508, #162105

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#20D2BF
Lighter +30%#19A697
Lighter +20%#127A6F
Lighter +10%#0C4D46
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002622
Less saturated −25%#0A1C1A

Channel breakdown

R5
G33
B30
Red5 (2%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue173.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 21 · B 1E

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