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Recognised as Colour

#05524B

  • #05524B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#05524B is a cyan with RGB values 5, 82, 75 and HSL 175°, 89%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#05524B#05524B
HEX#05524B
RGBrgb(5, 82, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3216, 0.2941
RGB percentages2%, 32.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(174.5, 88.5%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 93.9%, 32.2%)
CMYK93.9%, 0%, 8.5%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer348,747
CSS custom property--colour: #05524B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FAADB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4D4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#44464Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005450no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Teal · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Cadetblue · ΔE 31Slate grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52050C
Analogous#055225, #053352
Triadic#4B0552, #524B05
Split complementary#520533, #522505
Tetradic#240552, #52050C, #325205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#31F2E1
Lighter +30%#0EE2CF
Lighter +20%#0BB2A3
Lighter +10%#088277
Darker −10%#02221F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00574F
Less saturated −25%#104742

Channel breakdown

R5
G82
B75
Red5 (2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)88.51%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 52 · B 4B

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