What color is #052E29?

#052E29 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #052E29?

The RGB value is 5, 46, 41: 5 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052E29?

The complementary color is #2E050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052E29 color

#052E29 rgb(5, 46, 41)

Shades of teal

The hex color #052E29 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 18% green and 16.1% blue (5, 46, 41).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#052E29 color codes

HEX	`#052E29`
RGB	`rgb(5, 46, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 18%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.24, -15.24, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.24, 15.26, 182.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.44, 2.146, 2.436)`
Decimal	`339497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052E29, 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 #052E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #052E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052e29; }
.text { color: #052e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 46 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052e29, #051e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #052E29?: #052E29 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #052E29?: The RGB value is 5, 46, 41: 5 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052E29?: The complementary color is #2E050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.