Information about #05424D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#05424D presents itself as a maximally vivid cyan — one that carries a shadowy depth. 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 almost identical to Sherpa Blue (#00494E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Volition Teal (#003B49) and Deep South (#004853).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(5, 66, 77)), which gives #05424D its character. If you plan to put text on a #05424D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #05424D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#05424D color variations
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#05424D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#05424D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#05424D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#05424D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#05424D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #05424D color
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Nearest named colors to #05424D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#00494E
#003B49
#004853
#004953
#004B49
#014D4E
#004242
#00374A
#004359
#004559
#0F4645
#014B43
#05424D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#05424D
- RGB5, 66, 77
- CMYK28, 4, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(5, 66, 77)
- HSL189°, 88%, 16%
- HSL Precise189.167°, 87.805%, 16.078%
- HSV189°, 94%, 30%
- HSB189°, 94%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.259, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.259, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.259, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID05424D
- DECIMAL ID344653
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
