What color is #05282E?

#05282E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05282E?

The RGB value is 5, 40, 46: 5 red, 40 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05282E?

The complementary color is #2E0B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05282E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05282E color

#05282E rgb(5, 40, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #05282E is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 15.7% green and 18% blue (5, 40, 46).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#05282E color codes

HEX	`#05282E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 40, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 15.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 13%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.1, -9.73, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.1, 12.28, 217.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.314, 1.747, 2.852)`
Decimal	`337966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05282E, 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 #05282E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05282E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #05282E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05282e; }
.text { color: #05282e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05282e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 40 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05282e, #05142e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #05282E?: #05282E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05282E?: The RGB value is 5, 40, 46: 5 red, 40 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05282E?: The complementary color is #2E0B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05282E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.