What color is #052E2D?

#052E2D 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 #052E2D?

The RGB value is 5, 46, 45: 5 red, 46 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #052E2D?

The complementary color is #2E0506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052E2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#052E2D color

#052E2D rgb(5, 46, 45)

Shades of teal

The hex color #052E2D is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 18% green and 17.6% blue (5, 46, 45).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#052E2D color codes

HEX	`#052E2D`
RGB	`rgb(5, 46, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 18%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 2%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, -13.8, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 14.2, 193.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.513, 2.176, 2.822)`
Decimal	`339501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #052E2D, 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 #052E2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052E2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #052E2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052e2d; }
.text { color: #052e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052e2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 46 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052e2d, #051b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #052E2D?: #052E2D 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 #052E2D?: The RGB value is 5, 46, 45: 5 red, 46 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #052E2D?: The complementary color is #2E0506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052E2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.