What color is #050502?

#050502 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050502?

The RGB value is 5, 5, 2: 5 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050502?

The complementary color is #020205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050502?

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.

#050502 color

#050502 rgb(5, 5, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #050502 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2% green and 0.8% blue (5, 5, 2).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 43% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#050502 color codes

HEX	`#050502`
RGB	`rgb(5, 5, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 43%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 60%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.31, -0.42, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.31, 1.21, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.128, 0.145, 0.079)`
Decimal	`328962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050502, 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 #050502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050502 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 #050502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050502; }
.text { color: #050502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 5 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050502, #040502); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050502?: #050502 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050502?: The RGB value is 5, 5, 2: 5 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050502?: The complementary color is #020205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050502?: 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.