Recognised as Colour
#055953
- #055953
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#055953 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 89, 83 and HSL 176°, 89%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#055953#055953
HEX#055953
RGBrgb(5, 89, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.349, 0.3255
RGB percentages2%, 34.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(175.7, 89.4%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 94.4%, 34.9%)
CMYK94.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer350,547
CSS custom property--colour: #055953;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#FAA6AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59050B
Analogous#055929, #053559
Triadic#530559, #595305
Split complementary#590535, #592905
Tetradic#290559, #59050B, #355905
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G89
B83
Red5 (2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)89.36%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 59 · B 53
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