What color is #050516?

#050516 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050516?

The RGB value is 5, 5, 22: 5 red, 5 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050516?

The complementary color is #161605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050516 color

#050516 rgb(5, 5, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #050516 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2% green and 8.6% blue (5, 5, 22).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 63% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.2:1).

#050516 color codes

HEX	`#050516`
RGB	`rgb(5, 5, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 63%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 77%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 77%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.8, 2.98, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.8, 8.64, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.262, 0.199, 0.783)`
Decimal	`328982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050516, 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 #050516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.2:1	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 #050516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050516; }
.text { color: #050516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 5 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050516, #0e0516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #050516?: #050516 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050516?: The RGB value is 5, 5, 22: 5 red, 5 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050516?: The complementary color is #161605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.