Recognised as Colour
#055C4E
- #055C4E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#055C4E is a cyan with RGB values 5, 92, 78 and HSL 170°, 90%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#055C4E#055C4E
HEX#055C4E
RGBrgb(5, 92, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3608, 0.3059
RGB percentages2%, 36.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(170.3, 89.7%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 94.6%, 36.1%)
CMYK94.6%, 0%, 15.2%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer351,310
CSS custom property--colour: #055C4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FAA3B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C0513
Analogous#055C22, #053F5C
Triadic#4E055C, #5C4E05
Split complementary#5C053F, #5C2205
Tetradic#22055C, #5C0513, #3F5C05
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G92
B78
Red5 (2%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue170.34°
Saturation (HSL)89.69%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5C · B 4E
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