Recognised as Colour
#05494F
- #05494F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#05494F is a cyan with RGB values 5, 73, 79 and HSL 185°, 88%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#05494F#05494F
HEX#05494F
RGBrgb(5, 73, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2863, 0.3098
RGB percentages2%, 28.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(184.9, 88.1%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 93.7%, 31%)
CMYK93.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer346,447
CSS custom property--colour: #05494F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#FAB6B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F0B05
Analogous#054F30, #05244F
Triadic#4F0549, #494F05
Split complementary#4F0524, #4F3005
Tetradic#30054F, #4F0B05, #244F05
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G73
B79
Red5 (2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue184.86°
Saturation (HSL)88.1%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 49 · B 4F
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