What color is #052C2E?

#052C2E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052C2E?

The RGB value is 5, 44, 46: 5 red, 44 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052C2E?

The complementary color is #2E0705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052C2E color

#052C2E rgb(5, 44, 46)

Shades of teal

The hex color #052C2E is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 17.3% green and 18% blue (5, 44, 46).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#052C2E color codes

HEX	`#052C2E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 44, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 17.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 4%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.65, -12.23, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.65, 13.27, 202.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.456, 2.031, 2.899)`
Decimal	`338990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052C2E, 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 #052C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #052C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052c2e; }
.text { color: #052c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 44 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052c2e, #05172e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #052C2E?: #052C2E is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052C2E?: The RGB value is 5, 44, 46: 5 red, 44 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052C2E?: The complementary color is #2E0705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.