What color is #054145?

#054145 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #054145?

The RGB value is 5, 65, 69: 5 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #054145?

The complementary color is #450905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #054145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#054145 color

#054145 rgb(5, 65, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #054145 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 25.5% green and 27.1% blue (5, 65, 69).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 86% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#054145 color codes

HEX	`#054145`
RGB	`rgb(5, 65, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 25.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 86%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 93%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 6%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -15.9, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 17.6, 205.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.027, 4.242, 6.288)`
Decimal	`344389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #054145, 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 #054145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#054145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #054145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #054145; }
.text { color: #054145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #054145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 65 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #054145, #052145); }

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Questions

What color is #054145?: #054145 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #054145?: The RGB value is 5, 65, 69: 5 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #054145?: The complementary color is #450905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #054145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.