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#05520E Color

#05520E is rgb(5, 82, 14) in RGB, hsl(127, 89%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 83%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05520E
HEX#05520E
RGBrgb(5, 82, 14)
HSLhsl(127, 89%, 17%)
HSVhsv(127, 94%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 83%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(38.2% 0.121 143.9)
LABlab(29.69% -33.31 30.85)
LCHlch(29.69% 45.40 137.20)

What #05520E 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 #05520E, 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.

#05520E Channel Values

How #05520E 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 82 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 89% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 94% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.46:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05520E 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 text9.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05520E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05520E; 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 #05520E

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 #05520E.

How #05520E 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#05520E
Protanopia#4B4B0F
Protanomaly#3A4E0F
Deuteranopia#444413
Deuteranomaly#344A11
Tritanopia#1C4D4D
Tritanomaly#154F3D
Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #05520E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05520e: #05520E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05520E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05520e': '#05520E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.322, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_05520e">#05520E</color>
SVG fillfill="#05520E"

More Green Colors

#05520E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05520E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05520E?

#05520E is a darkest green — rgb(5, 82, 14) in RGB and hsl(127, 89%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #05520E?

#05520E is rgb(5, 82, 14) — red 5, green 82, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05520E?

#05520E converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 83%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05520E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05520E scores 9.46:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05520E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05520E 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 13.58, which is visibly different.

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