Information about #051737 color

#051737 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #051737 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 23, 55) — 2% red, 9% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 13 / 0 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#051737 presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tangaroa (#03163C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Navy (#01153E) and Maastricht Blue (#001C3D).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 23, 55) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #051737 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #051737 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#051737 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#051737 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #051737

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

BMA Blue color link
BMA Blue

#00113F

Deep Cove color link
Deep Cove

#051040

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

#051737 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#051737
  • RGB5, 23, 55
  • CMYK20, 13, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(5, 23, 55)
  • HSL218°, 83%, 12%
  • HSL Precise218.4°, 83.333%, 11.765%
  • HSV218°, 91%, 22%
  • HSB218°, 91%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.090, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.090, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.090, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID051737
  • DECIMAL ID333623
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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