What color is #05040E?

#05040E is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05040E?

The RGB value is 5, 4, 14: 5 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05040E?

The complementary color is #0D0E04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05040E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05040E color

#05040E rgb(5, 4, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #05040E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.6% green and 5.5% blue (5, 4, 14).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.39:1).

#05040E color codes

HEX	`#05040E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 4, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 71%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.36, 1.72, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.36, 4.23, 293.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.185, 0.151, 0.435)`
Decimal	`328718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05040E, 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 #05040E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05040E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.39:1	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 #05040E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05040e; }
.text { color: #05040e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05040e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 4 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05040e, #0a040e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05040E?: #05040E is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05040E?: The RGB value is 5, 4, 14: 5 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05040E?: The complementary color is #0D0E04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05040E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.