Information about #053939 color

#053939 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #053939 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 57, 57) — 2% red, 22.4% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#053939 presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from City Limits (#0C3A37). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loch Ness (#072F37) and Rich Black (#004040).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 57, 57) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #053939 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#053939 color variations

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#053939 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 #053939

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

City Limits color link
City Limits

#0C3A37

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Rich Black color link
Rich Black

#004040

Warm Black color link
Warm Black

#004242

Diablo color link
Diablo

#00374A

Stokesian 13 color link
Stokesian 13

#164238

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#053939
  • RGB5, 57, 57
  • CMYK20, 0, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(5, 57, 57)
  • HSL180°, 84%, 12%
  • HSL Precise180°, 83.871%, 12.157%
  • HSV180°, 91%, 22%
  • HSB180°, 91%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.224, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.224, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.224, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID053939
  • DECIMAL ID342329
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01