What color is #052E15?

#052E15 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052E15?

The RGB value is 5, 46, 21: 5 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052E15?

The complementary color is #2E051E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052E15 color

#052E15 rgb(5, 46, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #052E15 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 18% green and 8.2% blue (5, 46, 21).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#052E15 color codes

HEX	`#052E15`
RGB	`rgb(5, 46, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 18%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 54%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.7, -21.02, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.7, 24.3, 149.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.175, 2.04, 1.041)`
Decimal	`339477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052E15, 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 #052E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #052E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052e15; }
.text { color: #052e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 46 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052e15, #052e29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #052E15?: #052E15 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052E15?: The RGB value is 5, 46, 21: 5 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052E15?: The complementary color is #2E051E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.