What color is #05011C?

#05011C is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05011C?

The RGB value is 5, 1, 28: 5 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05011C?

The complementary color is #181C01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05011C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05011C color

#05011C rgb(5, 1, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #05011C is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0.4% green and 11% blue (5, 1, 28).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.44:1).

#05011C color codes

HEX	`#05011C`
RGB	`rgb(5, 1, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 96%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.24, 6.23, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.24, 14.99, 294.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.283, 0.138, 1.11)`
Decimal	`327964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05011C, 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 #05011C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05011C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.44:1	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 #05011C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05011c; }
.text { color: #05011c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05011c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 1 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05011c, #13011c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #05011C?: #05011C is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05011C?: The RGB value is 5, 1, 28: 5 red, 1 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05011C?: The complementary color is #181C01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05011C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.