What color is #052E20?

#052E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052E20?

The RGB value is 5, 46, 32: 5 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052E20?

The complementary color is #2E0513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052E20 color

#052E20 rgb(5, 46, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #052E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (5, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#052E20 color codes

HEX	`#052E20`
RGB	`rgb(5, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.95, -18.16, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.95, 18.86, 164.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.3, 2.09, 1.701)`
Decimal	`339488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052E20, 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 #052E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #052E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052e20; }
.text { color: #052e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052e20, #05282e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #052E20?: #052E20 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052E20?: The RGB value is 5, 46, 32: 5 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052E20?: The complementary color is #2E0513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.