Recognised as Colour
#05725F
- #05725F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#05725F is a cyan with RGB values 5, 114, 95 and HSL 170°, 92%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#05725F#05725F
HEX#05725F
RGBrgb(5, 114, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4471, 0.3725
RGB percentages2%, 44.7%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(169.5, 91.6%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 95.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK95.6%, 0%, 16.7%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer356,959
CSS custom property--colour: #05725F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FA8DA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#720518
Analogous#057228, #054F72
Triadic#5F0572, #725F05
Split complementary#72054F, #722805
Tetradic#280572, #720518, #4F7205
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G114
B95
Red5 (2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue169.54°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 72 · B 5F
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