Colour
#05484D
- #05484D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#05484D is a cyan with RGB values 5, 72, 77 and HSL 184°, 88%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#05484D#05484D
HEX#05484D
RGBrgb(5, 72, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2824, 0.302
RGB percentages2%, 28.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(184.2, 87.8%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 93.5%, 30.2%)
CMYK93.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer346,189
CSS custom property--colour: #05484D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FAB7B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D0A05
Analogous#054D2E, #05244D
Triadic#4D0548, #484D05
Split complementary#4D0524, #4D2E05
Tetradic#2E054D, #4D0A05, #244D05
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G72
B77
Red5 (2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue184.17°
Saturation (HSL)87.8%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 48 · B 4D
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