What color is #05685C?

#05685C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05685C?

The RGB value is 5, 104, 92: 5 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05685C?

The complementary color is #680511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05685C color

#05685C rgb(5, 104, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #05685C is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (5, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 91% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#05685C color codes

HEX	`#05685C`
RGB	`rgb(5, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 91%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 95%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, -28.39, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 28.39, 180.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.944, 10.705, 11.823)`
Decimal	`354396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05685C, 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 #05685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#05685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #05685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05685c; }
.text { color: #05685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05685c, #054268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #05685C?: #05685C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05685C?: The RGB value is 5, 104, 92: 5 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05685C?: The complementary color is #680511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.