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#05241D Color

#05241D is rgb(5, 36, 29) in RGB, hsl(166, 76%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 19%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05241D
HEX#05241D
RGBrgb(5, 36, 29)
HSLhsl(166, 76%, 8%)
HSVhsv(166, 86%, 14%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 19%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(23.5% 0.039 175)
LABlab(11.78% -13.62 1.19)
LCHlch(11.78% 13.68 175.03)

What #05241D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #05241D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#05241D Channel Values

How #05241D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 36 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 76% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 86% · V 14%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 86%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.45:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05241D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05241D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05241D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05241D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #05241D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05241D.

How #05241D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#05241D
Protanopia#21211D
Protanomaly#19221D
Deuteranopia#1D1D1E
Deuteranomaly#16201D
Tritanopia#072323
Tritanomaly#062421
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05241D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-05241d: #05241D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05241D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05241d': '#05241D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.141, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_05241d">#05241D</color>
SVG fillfill="#05241D"

More Green Colors

#05241D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05241D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05241D?

#05241D is a darkest green — rgb(5, 36, 29) in RGB and hsl(166, 76%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #05241D?

#05241D is rgb(5, 36, 29) — red 5, green 36, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05241D?

#05241D converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 19%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05241D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05241D scores 16.45:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05241D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05241D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 18.05, which is visibly different.

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