What color is #050915?

#050915 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050915?

The RGB value is 5, 9, 21: 5 red, 9 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050915?

The complementary color is #151105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050915?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050915 color

#050915 rgb(5, 9, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #050915 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.5% green and 8.2% blue (5, 9, 21).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 62% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.88:1).

#050915 color codes

HEX	`#050915`
RGB	`rgb(5, 9, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 62%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 76%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 57%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.55, 1.14, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.55, 6.41, 280.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.296, 0.282, 0.748)`
Decimal	`330005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050915, 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 #050915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #050915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050915; }
.text { color: #050915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 9 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050915, #090515); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050915?: #050915 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050915?: The RGB value is 5, 9, 21: 5 red, 9 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050915?: The complementary color is #151105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050915?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.