Charcoal
#052838 · Charcoal
#052838 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 5, 40, 56 and a relative luminance of 0.018, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.02
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
15.36:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.37:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #052838?
#052838 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 5, 40, 56, and in HSL it is 199°, 84%, 12%.
Is #052838 a light or dark color?
#052838 has a relative luminance of 0.018, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #052838?
Its complementary color is #381505. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.