What color is #052506?

#052506 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052506?

The RGB value is 5, 37, 6: 5 red, 37 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052506?

The complementary color is #250524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052506 color

#052506 rgb(5, 37, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #052506 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 14.5% green and 2.4% blue (5, 37, 6).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 76% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#052506 color codes

HEX	`#052506`
RGB	`rgb(5, 37, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 14.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 76%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 86%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 84%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.75, -19.62, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.75, 24.45, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.757, 1.368, 0.397)`
Decimal	`337158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052506, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #052506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #052506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052506; }
.text { color: #052506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 37 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052506, #052516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #052506?: #052506 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052506?: The RGB value is 5, 37, 6: 5 red, 37 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052506?: The complementary color is #250524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.