What color is #053332?

#053332 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #053332?

The RGB value is 5, 51, 50: 5 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053332?

The complementary color is #330506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053332 color

#053332 rgb(5, 51, 50)

Shades of teal

The hex color #053332 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 20% green and 19.6% blue (5, 51, 50).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 82% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#053332 color codes

HEX	`#053332`
RGB	`rgb(5, 51, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 20%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 82%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 90%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.5, -14.88, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.5, 15.33, 193.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.822, 2.63, 3.429)`
Decimal	`340786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053332, 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 #053332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #053332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053332; }
.text { color: #053332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 51 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053332, #051d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #053332?: #053332 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #053332?: The RGB value is 5, 51, 50: 5 red, 51 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053332?: The complementary color is #330506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.