What color is #050A03?

#050A03 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 #050A03?

The RGB value is 5, 10, 3: 5 red, 10 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050A03?

The complementary color is #08030A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050A03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050A03 color

#050A03 rgb(5, 10, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #050A03 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.9% green and 1.2% blue (5, 10, 3).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#050A03 color codes

HEX	`#050A03`
RGB	`rgb(5, 10, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 70%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.31, -2.28, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.31, 3.16, 136.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.188, 0.256, 0.126)`
Decimal	`330243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050A03, 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 #050A03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050A03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #050A03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050a03; }
.text { color: #050a03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050a03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 10 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050a03, #030a05); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #050A03?: #050A03 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 #050A03?: The RGB value is 5, 10, 3: 5 red, 10 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050A03?: The complementary color is #08030A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050A03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.