Information about #05505C color

#05505C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #05505C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(5, 80, 92) — 2% red, 31.4% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 34 / 5 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #05505C reads as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Teal (#00555A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alltricks Duck Blue (#005162) and Deep Cyan (#005959).

The recipe behind #05505C is rgb(5, 80, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #05505C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #05505C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#05505C color variations

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

#05505C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#05505C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#05505C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#05505C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#05505C 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
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#5C1005
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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
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#5C3C05
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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
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#055C3C
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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
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#5C0550
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#10055C
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#5C1005
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#3C055C
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#5C1005
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#255C05
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Nearest named colors to #05505C

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

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

Alltricks Duck Blue color link
Alltricks Duck Blue

#005162

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

Light Blue Silk color link
Light Blue Silk

#044F67

Midnight Green color link
Midnight Green

#004953

St Kilda color link
St Kilda

#004559

Deep South color link
Deep South

#004853

Deep Cerulean color link
Deep Cerulean

#004359

Dark Teal color link
Dark Teal

#014D4E

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Sherpa Blue color link
Sherpa Blue

#00494E

Deep Opal color link
Deep Opal

#00594E

#05505C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#05505C color image #05505C color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05505C
  • RGB5, 80, 92
  • CMYK34, 5, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(5, 80, 92)
  • HSL188°, 90%, 19%
  • HSL Precise188.276°, 89.691%, 19.02%
  • HSV188°, 95%, 36%
  • HSB188°, 95%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.314, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.314, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.314, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID05505C
  • DECIMAL ID348252
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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