What color is #05050F?

#05050F is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05050F?

The RGB value is 5, 5, 15: 5 red, 5 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05050F?

The complementary color is #0F0F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05050F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05050F color

#05050F rgb(5, 5, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #05050F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2% green and 5.9% blue (5, 5, 15).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.29:1).

#05050F color codes

HEX	`#05050F`
RGB	`rgb(5, 5, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 50%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 67%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 67%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.58, 1.49, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.58, 4.33, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.203, 0.175, 0.475)`
Decimal	`328975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05050F, 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 #05050F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05050F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.29:1	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 #05050F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05050f; }
.text { color: #05050f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05050f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 5 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05050f, #0a050f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #05050F?: #05050F is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05050F?: The RGB value is 5, 5, 15: 5 red, 5 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05050F?: The complementary color is #0F0F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05050F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.