What color is #052B29?

#052B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052B29?

The RGB value is 5, 43, 41: 5 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052B29?

The complementary color is #2B0507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052B29 color

#052B29 rgb(5, 43, 41)

Shades of teal

The hex color #052B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 16.9% green and 16.1% blue (5, 43, 41).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 79% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#052B29 color codes

HEX	`#052B29`
RGB	`rgb(5, 43, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 16.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 79%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 88%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 5%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.06, -13.5, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.06, 13.73, 190.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.327, 1.92, 2.398)`
Decimal	`338729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052B29, 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 #052B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #052B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052b29; }
.text { color: #052b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 43 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052b29, #051a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #052B29?: #052B29 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052B29?: The RGB value is 5, 43, 41: 5 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052B29?: The complementary color is #2B0507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.