What color is #050809?

#050809 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050809?

The RGB value is 5, 8, 9: 5 red, 8 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050809?

The complementary color is #090605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050809 color

#050809 rgb(5, 8, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #050809 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.1% green and 3.5% blue (5, 8, 9).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 29% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.09:1).

#050809 color codes

HEX	`#050809`
RGB	`rgb(5, 8, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 29%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 44%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 11%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.04, -0.65, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.04, 0.92, 225.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.199, 0.226, 0.291)`
Decimal	`329737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050809, 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 #050809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #050809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050809; }
.text { color: #050809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 8 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050809, #050609); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050809?: #050809 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050809?: The RGB value is 5, 8, 9: 5 red, 8 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050809?: The complementary color is #090605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.