What color is #05090D?

#05090D is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05090D?

The RGB value is 5, 9, 13: 5 red, 9 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05090D?

The complementary color is #0D0905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05090D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05090D color

#05090D rgb(5, 9, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #05090D is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.5% green and 5.1% blue (5, 9, 13).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 44% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#05090D color codes

HEX	`#05090D`
RGB	`rgb(5, 9, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 44%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 62%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.32, -0.45, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.32, 2.03, 257.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.233, 0.257, 0.418)`
Decimal	`329997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05090D, 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 #05090D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05090D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	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 #05090D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05090d; }
.text { color: #05090d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05090d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 9 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05090d, #05050d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05090D?: #05090D is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05090D?: The RGB value is 5, 9, 13: 5 red, 9 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05090D?: The complementary color is #0D0905, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05090D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.