What color is #050A0A?

#050A0A is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050A0A?

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

What is the complementary color of #050A0A?

The complementary color is #0A0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050A0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050A0A color

#050A0A rgb(5, 10, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #050A0A is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 33% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

#050A0A color codes

HEX	`#050A0A`
RGB	`rgb(5, 10, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 33%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 50%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.45, -1.31, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.45, 1.39, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.226, 0.271, 0.328)`
Decimal	`330250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050A0A, 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 #050A0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050A0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	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 #050A0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050a0a; }
.text { color: #050a0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050a0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 10 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050a0a, #05070a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #050A0A?: #050A0A is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050A0A?: The RGB value is 5, 10, 10: 5 red, 10 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050A0A?: The complementary color is #0A0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050A0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.