What color is #053C76?

#053C76 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #053C76?

The RGB value is 5, 60, 118: 5 red, 60 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #053C76?

The complementary color is #763F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #053C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#053C76 color

#053C76 rgb(5, 60, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #053C76 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 23.5% green and 46.3% blue (5, 60, 118).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 92% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tardis Blue (#003B6F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#053C76 color codes

HEX	`#053C76`
RGB	`rgb(5, 60, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 23.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 92%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 96%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 49%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.48, 7.91, -37.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.48, 38.58, 281.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.947, 4.571, 17.758)`
Decimal	`343158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #053C76, 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 #053C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#053C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #053C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #053c76; }
.text { color: #053c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 60 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #053c76, #060576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #053C76?: #053C76 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #053C76?: The RGB value is 5, 60, 118: 5 red, 60 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #053C76?: The complementary color is #763F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #053C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.