Charcoal
#053831 · Charcoal
#053831 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 5, 56, 49 and a relative luminance of 0.031, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.03
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
12.99:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.62:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #053831?
#053831 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 5, 56, 49, and in HSL it is 172°, 84%, 12%.
Is #053831 a light or dark color?
#053831 has a relative luminance of 0.031, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #053831?
Its complementary color is #38050C. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.