What color is #050300?

#050300 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050300?

The RGB value is 5, 3, 0: 5 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050300?

The complementary color is #000205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050300 color

#050300 rgb(5, 3, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #050300 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (5, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.6:1).

#050300 color codes

HEX	`#050300`
RGB	`rgb(5, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.88, 0.11, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.88, 1.32, 85.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.095, 0.097, 0.014)`
Decimal	`328448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050300, 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 #050300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.6:1	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 #050300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050300; }
.text { color: #050300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050300, #040500); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050300?: #050300 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050300?: The RGB value is 5, 3, 0: 5 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050300?: The complementary color is #000205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.