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#052D27 closest to Swamp Thing

#052D27 is a very dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Swamp Thing. In the RGB color model it is made of 2.0% red, 17.6% green and 15.3% blue (rgb(5, 45, 39)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 80% saturation and 10% lightness, and in CMYK it is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black. #052D27 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.88:1.

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Variations of #052D27

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#052D27 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#052D27 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #052D27 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #252628
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B2A27
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #242A27
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #252628
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1F2827
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #002E2B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #002D29
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #272727
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #222927

#052D27 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.88:1 Super#052D27 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#052D27 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#052D27 in CSS

/* Swamp Thing */
.color { color: #052D27; }
.background { background-color: #052D27; }
.border { border: 1px solid #052D27; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(5 45 39);
color: hsl(171 80% 10%);
color: oklch(0.268 0.045 180.5);

#052D27 FAQ

What color is #052D27?

#052D27 is a very dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Swamp Thing. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #052D27?

#052D27 is rgb(5, 45, 39) in RGB, hsl(171, 80%, 10%) in HSL and cmyk(89%, 0%, 13%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #052D27?

The complementary color of #052D27 is #2D050B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #052D27?

White text has the best contrast on #052D27: 14.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #052D27 a warm or cool color?

#052D27 is a cool color.