What color is #053323?

#053323 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 #053323?

The RGB value is 5, 51, 35: 5 red, 51 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053323?

The complementary color is #330515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053323?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053323 color

#053323 rgb(5, 51, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #053323 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 20% green and 13.7% blue (5, 51, 35).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 82% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#053323 color codes

HEX	`#053323`
RGB	`rgb(5, 51, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 20%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 82%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 90%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, -19.83, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 20.69, 163.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.55, 2.521, 1.995)`
Decimal	`340771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053323, 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 #053323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #053323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053323; }
.text { color: #053323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 51 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053323, #052c33); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #053323?: #053323 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 #053323?: The RGB value is 5, 51, 35: 5 red, 51 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053323?: The complementary color is #330515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053323?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.