Close to Forest
#05511E
#05511E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 31.8% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 88% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #05511E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.20:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.20:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #05511E as they’d see it.
#05511E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #05511E
What color is #05511E?
#05511E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 2% red, 31.8% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 140°, with 88% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #05511E in RGB?
#05511E is rgb(5, 81, 30): 5 red, 81 green, and 30 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #05511E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(94, 0, 63, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #05511E?
PANTONE 357 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #05511E?
Its complement #762758 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.