#052238#052238

#052238 is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.054 H 245.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#052238
RGB	rgb(5, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(206, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(206, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 39.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.36, -1.22, -17.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.36, 17.36, 265.97°)
OKLab	oklab(24.36% -0.0226 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(24.36% 0.054 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.3481, 1.4617, 3.9517)
Luminance	0.0146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#052238 #381B05

analogous

#053835 #052238 #050938

triadic

#052238 #380522 #223805

tetradic

#052238 #350538 #381B05 #093805

square

#052238 #350538 #381B05 #093805

split-complementary

#052238 #380509 #383505

monochromatic

#03111C #03111C #052238 #0A4470 #0F66A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.25

#052238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#052238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #052238

16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##052238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##052238	1.00	16.25	1.29	16.25
#FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#101E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00272A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #052238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.054 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4e5c6e',
    500: '#052238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #052238;
$custom-light: #4e5c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#052238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.882,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24358,
    "c": 0.05417,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#052238

secondary

#794620

accent

#862EFA

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EC

border

#C3C5C7

text

#020407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #052238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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