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#05391F Color

#05391F is rgb(5, 57, 31) in RGB, hsl(150, 84%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05391F
HEX#05391F
RGBrgb(5, 57, 31)
HSLhsl(150, 84%, 12%)
HSVhsv(150, 91%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(30.5% 0.07 155.6)
LABlab(20.24% -22.66 11.37)
LCHlch(20.24% 25.35 153.35)

What #05391F 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 #05391F, 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.

#05391F Channel Values

How #05391F 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 57 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 84% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 91% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.03:1 vs white · 1.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05391F 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 text13.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05391F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05391F; 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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Tints & Shades of #05391F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05391F.

How #05391F 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#05391F
Protanopia#34341F
Protanomaly#28361F
Deuteranopia#2F2F20
Deuteranomaly#243320
Tritanopia#103636
Tritanomaly#0C372F
Achromatopsia#313131

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Using #05391F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05391f: #05391F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05391F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05391f': '#05391F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.224, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_05391f">#05391F</color>
SVG fillfill="#05391F"

More Green Colors

#05391F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05391F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05391F?

#05391F is a darkest green — rgb(5, 57, 31) in RGB and hsl(150, 84%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #05391F?

#05391F is rgb(5, 57, 31) — red 5, green 57, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05391F?

#05391F converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 46%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05391F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05391F scores 13.03:1 against white and 1.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05391F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05391F 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 21.47, which is visibly different.

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