What color is #050700?

#050700 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050700?

The RGB value is 5, 7, 0: 5 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050700?

The complementary color is #020007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050700 color

#050700 rgb(5, 7, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #050700 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 2.7% green and 0% blue (5, 7, 0).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#050700 color codes

HEX	`#050700`
RGB	`rgb(5, 7, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 2.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 100%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 100%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.66, -1.5, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.66, 2.88, 121.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.139, 0.184, 0.028)`
Decimal	`329472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050700, 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 #050700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	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 #050700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050700; }
.text { color: #050700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 7 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050700, #020700); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #050700?: #050700 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050700?: The RGB value is 5, 7, 0: 5 red, 7 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050700?: The complementary color is #020007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.