What color is #050518?

#050518 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 #050518?

The RGB value is 5, 5, 24: 5 red, 5 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050518?

The complementary color is #181805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050518 color

#050518 rgb(5, 5, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #050518 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2% green and 9.4% blue (5, 5, 24).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 66% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.17:1).

#050518 color codes

HEX	`#050518`
RGB	`rgb(5, 5, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 66%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 79%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 79%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.87, 3.49, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.87, 10.12, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.282, 0.207, 0.889)`
Decimal	`328984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050518, 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 #050518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.17:1	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 #050518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050518; }
.text { color: #050518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 5 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050518, #0f0518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #050518?: #050518 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 #050518?: The RGB value is 5, 5, 24: 5 red, 5 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050518?: The complementary color is #181805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.