What color is #05010B?

#05010B is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05010B?

The RGB value is 5, 1, 11: 5 red, 1 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05010B?

The complementary color is #070B01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05010B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05010B color

#05010B rgb(5, 1, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #05010B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0.4% green and 4.3% blue (5, 1, 11).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 83% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.68:1).

#05010B color codes

HEX	`#05010B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 1, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 83%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 91%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 91%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.71, 2.44, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.71, 4.21, 305.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.134, 0.078, 0.325)`
Decimal	`327947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05010B, 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 #05010B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05010B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.68:1	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 #05010B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05010b; }
.text { color: #05010b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05010b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 1 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05010b, #0a010b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05010B?: #05010B is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05010B?: The RGB value is 5, 1, 11: 5 red, 1 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05010B?: The complementary color is #070B01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05010B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.