Recognised as Colour

#052524

#052524
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#052524 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 37, 36 and HSL 178°, 76%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#052524

RGBrgb(5, 37, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1451, 0.1412

RGB percentages2%, 14.5%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(178.1, 76.2%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 86.5%, 14.5%)

CMYK86.5%, 0%, 2.7%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer337,188

CSS custom property--colour: #052524;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.2:1

Contrast with white16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FADADB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222324no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D1F24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#002625no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Teal · ΔE 40 Slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#250506

Analogous#052514, #051625

Triadic#240525, #252405

Split complementary#250516, #251405

Tetradic#140525, #250506, #162505

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#1DD9D3

Lighter +30%#17ACA7

Lighter +20%#117F7B

Lighter +10%#0B5250

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002A29

Less saturated −25%#0A201F

Channel breakdown

G37

B36

Red5 (2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue178.13°

Saturation (HSL)76.19%

Lightness8.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 05 · G 25 · B 24

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