Colour

#052F40

#052F40
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#052F40 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 47, 64 and HSL 197°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#052F40#052F40

HEX#052F40

RGBrgb(5, 47, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1843, 0.251

RGB percentages2%, 18.4%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(197.3, 85.5%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 92.2%, 25.1%)

CMYK92.2%, 26.6%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer339,776

CSS custom property--colour: #052F40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.12:1

Contrast with white14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#FAD0BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2940no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#003435no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Black · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8 Teal · ΔE 38.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#401605

Analogous#054033, #051240

Triadic#40052F, #2F4005

Split complementary#400512, #403305

Tetradic#330540, #401605, #124005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#23B3EE

Lighter +30%#1097CE

Lighter +20%#0C749F

Lighter +10%#09526F

Darker −10%#010C11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003145

Less saturated −25%#0E2B37

Channel breakdown

G47

B64

Red5 (2%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue197.29°

Saturation (HSL)85.51%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 2F · B 40

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