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Recognised as Colour

#051616

  • #051616
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#051616 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 22, 22 and HSL 180°, 63%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#051616#051616
HEX#051616
RGBrgb(5, 22, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 0.0863
RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(180, 63%, 5.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 77.3%, 8.6%)
CMYK77.3%, 0%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer333,334
CSS custom property--colour: #051616;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.54:1
Contrast with white18.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FAE9E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#141516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#111216no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#001716no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 38.9Slate grey · ΔE 47.7Gray · ΔE 48Teal · ΔE 48.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#160505
Analogous#05160E, #050E16
Triadic#160516, #161605
Split complementary#16050E, #160E05
Tetradic#0E0516, #160505, #0E1605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2BBCBC
Lighter +30%#219393
Lighter +20%#186969
Lighter +10%#0E4040
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#021919
Less saturated −25%#081313

Channel breakdown

R5
G22
B22
Red5 (2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness5.29%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B 16

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