Information about #053038 color

#053038 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #053038 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 48, 56) — 2% red, 18.8% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 3 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#053038 presents itself as a strongly colored aqua cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Loch Ness (#072F37). Slightly further away sit Enchanted Teal (#002D39) and Daintree (#012731).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(5, 48, 56)), which gives #053038 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 14.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #053038 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#053038 color variations

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

#053038 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 #053038

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

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

City Limits color link
City Limits

#0C3A37

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Rich Black color link
Rich Black

#004040

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Diablo color link
Diablo

#00374A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#053038
  • RGB5, 48, 56
  • CMYK20, 3, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(5, 48, 56)
  • HSL189°, 84%, 12%
  • HSL Precise189.412°, 83.607%, 11.961%
  • HSV189°, 91%, 22%
  • HSB189°, 91%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.188, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.188, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.188, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID053038
  • DECIMAL ID340024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01