What color is #050301?

#050301 is a black known as Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raven Black?

The RGB value is 5, 3, 1: 5 red, 3 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raven Black?

The complementary color is #010305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050301?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raven Black color: hex code #050301

#050301 rgb(5, 3, 1)

Shades of black

Raven Black has the hex code #050301. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.2% green and 0.4% blue (5, 3, 1).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 67% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 80% yellow and 98% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.59:1).

Raven Black (#050301) color codes

HEX	`#050301`
RGB	`rgb(5, 3, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.2%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 67%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 80%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.9, 0.24, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.9, 0.97, 75.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.101, 0.1, 0.043)`
Decimal	`328449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raven Black, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #050301	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050301 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #050301 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050301; }
.text { color: #050301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050301; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 3 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050301, #050501); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #050301 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #050301?: #050301 is a black known as Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raven Black?: The RGB value is 5, 3, 1: 5 red, 3 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raven Black?: The complementary color is #010305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050301?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.