What color is #050806?

#050806 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050806?

The RGB value is 5, 8, 6: 5 red, 8 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050806?

The complementary color is #080507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050806?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050806 color

#050806 rgb(5, 8, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #050806 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.1% green and 2.4% blue (5, 8, 6).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 23% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#050806 color codes

HEX	`#050806`
RGB	`rgb(5, 8, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.1%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 23%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 38%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 25%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.98, -1.06, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.98, 1.17, 155.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.182, 0.219, 0.205)`
Decimal	`329734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050806, 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 #050806	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050806 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	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 #050806 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050806; }
.text { color: #050806; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050806; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 8 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050806, #050808); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050806?: #050806 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050806?: The RGB value is 5, 8, 6: 5 red, 8 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050806?: The complementary color is #080507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050806?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.