What color is #052808?

#052808 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052808?

The RGB value is 5, 40, 8: 5 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052808?

The complementary color is #280525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052808 color

#052808 rgb(5, 40, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #052808 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 15.7% green and 3.1% blue (5, 40, 8).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#052808 color codes

HEX	`#052808`
RGB	`rgb(5, 40, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 15.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 78%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 88%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 80%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.03, -20.73, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.03, 25.89, 143.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.865, 1.567, 0.487)`
Decimal	`337928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052808, 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 #052808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #052808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052808; }
.text { color: #052808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 40 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052808, #052819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #052808?: #052808 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052808?: The RGB value is 5, 40, 8: 5 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052808?: The complementary color is #280525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.