Colour
#053B38
- #053B38
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#053B38 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 59, 56 and HSL 177°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#053B38#053B38
HEX#053B38
RGBrgb(5, 59, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2314, 0.2196
RGB percentages2%, 23.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(176.7, 84.4%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 91.5%, 23.1%)
CMYK91.5%, 0%, 5.1%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer342,840
CSS custom property--colour: #053B38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FAC4C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B0508
Analogous#053B1D, #05233B
Triadic#38053B, #3B3805
Split complementary#3B0523, #3B1D05
Tetradic#1D053B, #3B0508, #233B05
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G59
B56
Red5 (2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)84.38%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 3B · B 38
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