What color is #000511?

#000511 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000511?

The RGB value is 0, 5, 17: 0 red, 5 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000511?

The complementary color is #110C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000511 color

#000511 rgb(0, 5, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #000511 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2% green and 6.7% blue (0, 5, 17).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.39:1).

#000511 color codes

HEX	`#000511`
RGB	`rgb(0, 5, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 71%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.35, 0.57, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.35, 5.59, 275.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.155, 0.149, 0.551)`
Decimal	`1297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000511, 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 #000511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #000511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000511; }
.text { color: #000511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 5 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000511, #040011); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #000511?: #000511 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000511?: The RGB value is 0, 5, 17: 0 red, 5 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000511?: The complementary color is #110C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.