What color is #05020C?

#05020C is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05020C?

The RGB value is 5, 2, 12: 5 red, 2 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05020C?

The complementary color is #090C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05020C?

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.

#05020C color

#05020C rgb(5, 2, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #05020C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0.8% green and 4.7% blue (5, 2, 12).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 71% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#05020C color codes

HEX	`#05020C`
RGB	`rgb(5, 2, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 71%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 83%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 83%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.92, 2.19, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.92, 4.17, 301.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.151, 0.102, 0.36)`
Decimal	`328204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05020C, 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 #05020C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05020C 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 #05020C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05020c; }
.text { color: #05020c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05020c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 2 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05020c, #0a020c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05020C?: #05020C is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05020C?: The RGB value is 5, 2, 12: 5 red, 2 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05020C?: The complementary color is #090C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05020C?: 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.