Colour

#052517

#052517
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#052517 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 37, 23 and HSL 154°, 76%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#052517#052517

HEX#052517

RGBrgb(5, 37, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1451, 0.0902

RGB percentages2%, 14.5%, 9%

HSLhsl(153.8, 76.2%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(153.8, 86.5%, 14.5%)

CMYK86.5%, 0%, 37.8%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer337,175

CSS custom property--colour: #052517;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.36:1

Contrast with white16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FADAE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242116no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#201E18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#002521no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39 Teal · ΔE 41 Gray · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#250513

Analogous#052507, #052325

Triadic#170525, #251705

Split complementary#250523, #250705

Tetradic#070525, #250513, #232505

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#1DD987

Lighter +30%#17AC6B

Lighter +20%#117F4F

Lighter +10%#0B5233

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002A18

Less saturated −25%#0A2016

Channel breakdown

G37

B23

Red5 (2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue153.75°

Saturation (HSL)76.19%

Lightness8.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 05 · G 25 · B 17

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