#055749 Color

#055749 is rgb(5, 87, 73) in RGB, hsl(170, 89%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#055749

HEX#055749

RGBrgb(5, 87, 73)

HSLhsl(170, 89%, 18%)

HSVhsv(170, 94%, 34%)

CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.074 176.6)

LABlab(32.41% -26.17 1.48)

LCHlch(32.41% 26.21 176.76)

What #055749 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 #055749, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 9.14 Peacock#005F5FΔE 9.5 MSU Green#18453BΔE 10.19 Zydeco#20483FΔE 10.65 Bottle Green#006A4EΔE 11.73 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 13.72

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

#055749 Channel Values

How #055749 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 87 · B 73	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 89% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 94% · V 34%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 94% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 66%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.52:1 vs white · 2.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #055749 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 text8.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #055749

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #055749; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #055749

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 #055749.

How #055749 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#055749

Protanopia#505049

Protanomaly#3E5349

Deuteranopia#48484A

Deuteranomaly#384E4A

Tritanopia#105555

Tritanomaly#0C5651

Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

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Using #055749 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-055749: #055749;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #055749;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-055749': '#055749' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.341, blue: 0.286)

Android XML<color name="color_055749">#055749</color>

SVG fillfill="#055749"

More Teal Colors

#055749 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#055749 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #055749?

#055749 is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 87, 73) in RGB and hsl(170, 89%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #055749?

#055749 is rgb(5, 87, 73) — red 5, green 87, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #055749?

#055749 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #055749 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #055749 scores 8.52:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #055749 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #055749 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 14.98, which is visibly different.

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