What color is #050324?

#050324 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050324?

The RGB value is 5, 3, 36: 5 red, 3 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050324?

The complementary color is #222403, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050324 color

#050324 rgb(5, 3, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #050324 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.2% green and 14.1% blue (5, 3, 36).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 85% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#050324 color codes

HEX	`#050324`
RGB	`rgb(5, 3, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 85%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 92%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 92%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.03, 8.19, -18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.03, 20.51, 293.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.413, 0.225, 1.69)`
Decimal	`328484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050324, 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 #050324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #050324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050324; }
.text { color: #050324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 3 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050324, #150324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #050324?: #050324 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050324?: The RGB value is 5, 3, 36: 5 red, 3 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050324?: The complementary color is #222403, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.