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#05505C Color

#05505C is rgb(5, 80, 92) in RGB, hsl(188, 90%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 13%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05505C
HEX#05505C
RGBrgb(5, 80, 92)
HSLhsl(188, 90%, 19%)
HSVhsv(188, 95%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 13%, 0%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(39.7% 0.067 212.4)
LABlab(30.48% -17.87 -13.33)
LCHlch(30.48% 22.30 216.73)

What #05505C 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 #05505C, 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.

#05505C Channel Values

How #05505C 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 80 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 90% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 95% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.1:1 vs white · 2.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05505C 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 text9.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #05505C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #05505C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05505C; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #05505C

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 #05505C.

How #05505C 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#05505C
Protanopia#49495C
Protanomaly#394C5C
Deuteranopia#42425D
Deuteranomaly#33485D
Tritanopia#005252
Tritanomaly#005156
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #05505C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05505c: #05505C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05505C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05505c': '#05505C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.314, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_05505c">#05505C</color>
SVG fillfill="#05505C"

More Teal Colors

#05505C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05505C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05505C?

#05505C is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 80, 92) in RGB and hsl(188, 90%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #05505C?

#05505C is rgb(5, 80, 92) — red 5, green 80, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05505C?

#05505C converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 13%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05505C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05505C scores 9.1:1 against white and 2.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05505C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05505C 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 10.97, which is visibly different.

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