What color is #053C06?

#053C06 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 #053C06?

The RGB value is 5, 60, 6: 5 red, 60 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053C06?

The complementary color is #3C053B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053C06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053C06 color

#053C06 rgb(5, 60, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #053C06 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 23.5% green and 2.4% blue (5, 60, 6).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 85% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#053C06 color codes

HEX	`#053C06`
RGB	`rgb(5, 60, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 23.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 85%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 92%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 90%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, -28.96, 26.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 39.05, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.711, 3.277, 0.715)`
Decimal	`343046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053C06, 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 #053C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #053C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053c06; }
.text { color: #053c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 60 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053c06, #053c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #053C06?: #053C06 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 #053C06?: The RGB value is 5, 60, 6: 5 red, 60 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053C06?: The complementary color is #3C053B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053C06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.