What color is #050904?

#050904 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050904?

The RGB value is 5, 9, 4: 5 red, 9 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050904?

The complementary color is #080409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050904?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050904 color

#050904 rgb(5, 9, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #050904 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.5% green and 1.6% blue (5, 9, 4).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 38% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#050904 color codes

HEX	`#050904`
RGB	`rgb(5, 9, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.5%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 38%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 56%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 56%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.14, -1.74, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.14, 2.31, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.182, 0.236, 0.151)`
Decimal	`329988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050904, 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 #050904	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050904 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	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 #050904 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050904; }
.text { color: #050904; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050904; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 9 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050904, #040905); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #050904?: #050904 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050904?: The RGB value is 5, 9, 4: 5 red, 9 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050904?: The complementary color is #080409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050904?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.