What color is #050313?

#050313 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050313?

The RGB value is 5, 3, 19: 5 red, 3 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050313?

The complementary color is #111303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050313?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050313 color

#050313 rgb(5, 3, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #050313 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.2% green and 7.5% blue (5, 3, 19).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 73% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.41:1).

#050313 color codes

HEX	`#050313`
RGB	`rgb(5, 3, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 73%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 84%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 84%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.3, 3.09, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.3, 7.47, 294.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.213, 0.144, 0.633)`
Decimal	`328467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050313, 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 #050313	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050313 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.41:1	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 #050313 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050313; }
.text { color: #050313; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050313; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 3 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050313, #0d0313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #050313?: #050313 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050313?: The RGB value is 5, 3, 19: 5 red, 3 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050313?: The complementary color is #111303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050313?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.