What color is #052D5A?

#052D5A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052D5A?

The RGB value is 5, 45, 90: 5 red, 45 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052D5A?

The complementary color is #5A3205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052D5A color

#052D5A rgb(5, 45, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #052D5A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 17.6% green and 35.3% blue (5, 45, 90).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 89% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#052D5A color codes

HEX	`#052D5A`
RGB	`rgb(5, 45, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 17.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 89%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 94%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 50%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.57, 6.25, -30.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.57, 31.36, 281.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.846, 2.647, 10.032)`
Decimal	`339290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052D5A, 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 #052D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #052D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052d5a; }
.text { color: #052d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 45 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052d5a, #07055a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #052D5A?: #052D5A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052D5A?: The RGB value is 5, 45, 90: 5 red, 45 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052D5A?: The complementary color is #5A3205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.