What color is #05040B?

#05040B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05040B?

The RGB value is 5, 4, 11: 5 red, 4 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05040B?

The complementary color is #0A0B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05040B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05040B color

#05040B rgb(5, 4, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #05040B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.6% green and 4.3% blue (5, 4, 11).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 47% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

#05040B color codes

HEX	`#05040B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 4, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 47%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 64%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 64%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.29, 1.24, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.29, 2.85, 295.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.166, 0.143, 0.335)`
Decimal	`328715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05040B, 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 #05040B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05040B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	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 #05040B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05040b; }
.text { color: #05040b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05040b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 4 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05040b, #08040b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05040B?: #05040B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05040B?: The RGB value is 5, 4, 11: 5 red, 4 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05040B?: The complementary color is #0A0B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05040B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.