#053345 Color

#053345 is rgb(5, 51, 69) in RGB, hsl(197, 86%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 26%, 0%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#053345

HEX#053345

RGBrgb(5, 51, 69)

HSLhsl(197, 86%, 15%)

HSVhsv(197, 93%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(93%, 26%, 0%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(30.2% 0.056 230.2)

LABlab(19.09% -9.59 -15.76)

LCHlch(19.09% 18.45 238.67)

What #053345 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 #053345, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 6.79 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 11.14 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 11.62 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 12.27 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 12.87 Charcoal#36454FΔE 13.13

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

#053345 Channel Values

How #053345 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 51 · B 69	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 86% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 93% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 93% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.41:1 vs white · 1.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #053345 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 text13.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #053345

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #053345; 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

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #053345

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #053345.

How #053345 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#053345

Protanopia#2E2E45

Protanomaly#243045

Deuteranopia#292946

Deuteranomaly#202E45

Tritanopia#003636

Tritanomaly#00353C

Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

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Using #053345 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-053345: #053345;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #053345;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-053345': '#053345' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.200, blue: 0.271)

Android XML<color name="color_053345">#053345</color>

SVG fillfill="#053345"

More Teal Colors

#053345 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

05c1ff 041a18 072725 022f2e 08302c 01796f 0892d0 00ffff 08e8de 00fff9 0a2f3d 00ffef 125069 1f3333 2d848f 437070 5cbfcc 7df9ff 9bd6ee b9e3f3 d8ecf3 002424 006666 0099cc

#053345 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #053345?

#053345 is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 51, 69) in RGB and hsl(197, 86%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #053345?

#053345 is rgb(5, 51, 69) — red 5, green 51, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #053345?

#053345 converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 26%, 0%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #053345 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #053345 scores 13.41:1 against white and 1.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #053345 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #053345 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.09, which is visibly different.

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