What color is #050113?

#050113 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050113?

The RGB value is 5, 1, 19: 5 red, 1 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050113?

The complementary color is #0F1301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050113?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050113 color

#050113 rgb(5, 1, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #050113 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0.4% green and 7.5% blue (5, 1, 19).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 90% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.58:1).

#050113 color codes

HEX	`#050113`
RGB	`rgb(5, 1, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 90%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 95%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 95%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.91, 3.89, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.91, 8.34, 297.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.191, 0.101, 0.625)`
Decimal	`327955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050113, 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 #050113	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050113 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.58:1	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 #050113 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050113; }
.text { color: #050113; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050113; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 1 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050113, #0e0113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #050113?: #050113 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050113?: The RGB value is 5, 1, 19: 5 red, 1 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050113?: The complementary color is #0F1301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050113?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.