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#052421 Color

#052421 is rgb(5, 36, 33) in RGB, hsl(174, 76%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 8%, 86%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#052421
HEX#052421
RGBrgb(5, 36, 33)
HSLhsl(174, 76%, 8%)
HSVhsv(174, 86%, 14%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 8%, 86%)
OKLCHoklch(23.7% 0.037 186)
LABlab(11.90% -12.56 -1.52)
LCHlch(11.90% 12.65 186.88)

What #052421 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 #052421, 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 teal in the library.

#052421 Channel Values

How #052421 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 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 76% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 86% · V 14%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 86%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.4:1 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 #052421 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 text16.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #052421

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #052421; 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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Tints & Shades of #052421

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 #052421.

How #052421 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#052421
Protanopia#212121
Protanomaly#192221
Deuteranopia#1D1D22
Deuteranomaly#162021
Tritanopia#062424
Tritanomaly#062423
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #052421 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-052421: #052421;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #052421;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-052421': '#052421' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.141, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_052421">#052421</color>
SVG fillfill="#052421"

More Teal Colors

#052421 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#052421 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #052421?

#052421 is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 36, 33) in RGB and hsl(174, 76%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #052421?

#052421 is rgb(5, 36, 33) — red 5, green 36, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #052421?

#052421 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 8%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #052421 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #052421 scores 16.4:1 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 #052421 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #052421 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 17.36, which is visibly different.

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