What color is #050611?

#050611 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050611?

The RGB value is 5, 6, 17: 5 red, 6 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050611?

The complementary color is #111005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050611 color

#050611 rgb(5, 6, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #050611 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2.4% green and 6.7% blue (5, 6, 17).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 55% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.18:1).

#050611 color codes

HEX	`#050611`
RGB	`rgb(5, 6, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 55%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 71%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 65%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.83, 1.47, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.83, 5.03, 287.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.229, 0.203, 0.557)`
Decimal	`329233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050611, 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 #050611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.18:1	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 #050611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050611; }
.text { color: #050611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 6 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050611, #0a0511); }

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Questions

What color is #050611?: #050611 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050611?: The RGB value is 5, 6, 17: 5 red, 6 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050611?: The complementary color is #111005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.