What color is #053337?

#053337 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 #053337?

The RGB value is 5, 51, 55: 5 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053337?

The complementary color is #370905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053337 color

#053337 rgb(5, 51, 55)

Shades of teal

The hex color #053337 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 20% green and 21.6% blue (5, 51, 55).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 83% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#053337 color codes

HEX	`#053337`
RGB	`rgb(5, 51, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 20%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 83%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 91%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.69, -13, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.69, 14.68, 207.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.936, 2.676, 4.028)`
Decimal	`340791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053337, 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 #053337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #053337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053337; }
.text { color: #053337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 51 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053337, #051a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #053337?: #053337 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 #053337?: The RGB value is 5, 51, 55: 5 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053337?: The complementary color is #370905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.