What color is #053708?

#053708 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #053708?

The RGB value is 5, 55, 8: 5 red, 55 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053708?

The complementary color is #370534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053708?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053708 color

#053708 rgb(5, 55, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #053708 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 21.6% green and 3.1% blue (5, 55, 8).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 83% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#053708 color codes

HEX	`#053708`
RGB	`rgb(5, 55, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 21.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 83%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 91%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 85%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, -26.86, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 35.46, 139.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.473, 2.782, 0.689)`
Decimal	`341768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053708, 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 #053708	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053708 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #053708 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053708; }
.text { color: #053708; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053708; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 55 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053708, #053721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #053708?: #053708 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #053708?: The RGB value is 5, 55, 8: 5 red, 55 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053708?: The complementary color is #370534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053708?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.