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#05473B Color

#05473B is rgb(5, 71, 59) in RGB, hsl(169, 87%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 17%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is MSU Green (#18453B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05473B
HEX#05473B
RGBrgb(5, 71, 59)
HSLhsl(169, 87%, 15%)
HSVhsv(169, 93%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 17%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(35.7% 0.064 176.1)
LABlab(26.20% -22.61 1.47)
LCHlch(26.20% 22.66 176.27)

What #05473B 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 #05473B, 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.

#05473B Channel Values

How #05473B 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 71 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 87% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 93% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.66:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05473B 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05473B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05473B; 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 #05473B

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 #05473B.

How #05473B 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#05473B
Protanopia#41413B
Protanomaly#32433B
Deuteranopia#3A3A3C
Deuteranomaly#2D403C
Tritanopia#0D4646
Tritanomaly#0A4642
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05473B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05473b: #05473B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05473B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05473b': '#05473B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.278, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_05473b">#05473B</color>
SVG fillfill="#05473B"

More Green Colors

#05473B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05473B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05473B?

#05473B is a darkest green — rgb(5, 71, 59) in RGB and hsl(169, 87%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is MSU Green (#18453B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #05473B?

#05473B is rgb(5, 71, 59) — red 5, green 71, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05473B?

#05473B converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 17%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05473B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05473B scores 10.66:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05473B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05473B 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 12.68, which is visibly different.

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