#052424 Color

#052424 is rgb(5, 36, 36) in RGB, hsl(180, 76%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 0%, 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.

#052424

HEX#052424

RGBrgb(5, 36, 36)

HSLhsl(180, 76%, 8%)

HSVhsv(180, 86%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 0%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(23.8% 0.036 195)

LABlab(11.99% -11.70 -3.53)

LCHlch(11.99% 12.22 196.80)

What #052424 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 #052424, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 7.72 Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 9.59 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 9.65 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 12.28 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 12.42 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 12.51

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

#052424 Channel Values

How #052424 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 5 · G 36 · B 36	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 76% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 86% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.35:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #052424 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 text16.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #052424

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #052424; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #052424

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

#041F1F

#041B1B

#031616

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How #052424 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#052424

Protanopia#212124

Protanomaly#192224

Deuteranopia#1D1D25

Deuteranomaly#162024

Tritanopia#052424

Tritanomaly#052424

Achromatopsia#202020

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Using #052424 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-052424: #052424;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #052424;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-052424': '#052424' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.141, blue: 0.141)

Android XML<color name="color_052424">#052424</color>

SVG fillfill="#052424"

More Teal Colors

#052424 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#052424 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #052424?

#052424 is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 36, 36) in RGB and hsl(180, 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 #052424?

#052424 is rgb(5, 36, 36) — red 5, green 36, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #052424?

#052424 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 0%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #052424 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #052424 scores 16.35:1 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 #052424 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #052424 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 17.12, which is visibly different.

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