What color is #00051F?

#00051F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00051F?

The RGB value is 0, 5, 31: 0 red, 5 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00051F?

The complementary color is #1F1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00051F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00051F color

#00051F rgb(0, 5, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #00051F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2% green and 12.2% blue (0, 5, 31).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.16:1).

#00051F color codes

HEX	`#00051F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 5, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 84%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.87, 4.27, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.87, 15.72, 285.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.302, 0.207, 1.32)`
Decimal	`1311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00051F, 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 #00051F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00051F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #00051F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00051f; }
.text { color: #00051f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00051f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 5 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00051f, #0b001f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #00051F?: #00051F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00051F?: The RGB value is 0, 5, 31: 0 red, 5 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00051F?: The complementary color is #1F1A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00051F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.