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Information about Dark Aqua color

#05696B - Dark Aqua color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #05696B, known as "Dark Aqua", is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 105, 107) — 2% red, 41.2% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 1 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid cyan, #05696B 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 a hair away from Commonwealth Canna Green (#076E6A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Lagoon (#00626F) and Petrol (#005F6A).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 105, 107) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #05696B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. The name "Dark Aqua" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Aqua color variations

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

Dark Aqua color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Aqua

#05696B
#08B4B7

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#1BF0F4

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#67F5F7

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#B3FAFB

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Aqua color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Aqua

#05696B
#045455

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#033F40

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#022A2A

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#011515

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Black

#000000

Dark Aqua color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Aqua

#05696B
#137779

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#268182

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#3E8586

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#5C8585

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Grey

#808080

Dark Aqua color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1B056B

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#05176B

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#05406B

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Dark Aqua

#05696B
#056B44

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#056B1B

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#176B05

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Dark Aqua 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
#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#6B0705
#6B0705

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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
#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#6B3A05
#6B3A05

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#6B0536
#6B0536

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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
#05366B
#05366B

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#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#056B3A
#056B3A

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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
#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#6B0569
#6B0569

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#696B05
#696B05

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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
#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#07056B
#07056B

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#6B0705
#6B0705

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#696B05
#696B05

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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
#05696B
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#3A056B
#3A056B

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#6B0705
#6B0705

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#366B05
#366B05

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Nearest named colors to Dark Aqua

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Commonwealth Canna Green color link
Commonwealth Canna Green

#076E6A

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Petrol color link
Petrol

#005F6A

Peacock Blue color link
Peacock Blue

#005F69

Maestro color link
Maestro

#005E6D

Commonwealth Canna color link
Commonwealth Canna

#006B60

Dark Aquamarine color link
Dark Aquamarine

#017371

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Deep Turquoise color link
Deep Turquoise

#017374

Skobeloff color link
Skobeloff

#007474

Bingo color link
Bingo

#007460

Pine Green color link
Pine Green

#01796F

Dark Aqua color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#05696B - Dark Aqua color image Dark Aqua color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#05696B - Dark Aqua color image Dark Aqua color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#05696B - Dark Aqua color image Dark Aqua color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#05696B - Dark Aqua color image Dark Aqua color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05696B
  • RGB5, 105, 107
  • CMYK40, 1, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(5, 105, 107)
  • HSL181°, 91%, 22%
  • HSL Precise181.176°, 91.071%, 21.961%
  • HSV181°, 95%, 42%
  • HSB181°, 95%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.412, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.412, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.412, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID05696B
  • DECIMAL ID354667
  • Name Length9
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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