What color is #050A13?

#050A13 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050A13?

The RGB value is 5, 10, 19: 5 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050A13?

The complementary color is #130E05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050A13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050A13 color

#050A13 rgb(5, 10, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #050A13 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 3.9% green and 7.5% blue (5, 10, 19).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 58% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.82:1).

#050A13 color codes

HEX	`#050A13`
RGB	`rgb(5, 10, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 3.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 58%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 74%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 47%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.68, 0.29, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.68, 4.8, 273.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.289, 0.296, 0.658)`
Decimal	`330259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050A13, 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 #050A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.82:1	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 #050A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050a13; }
.text { color: #050a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 10 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050a13, #070513); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #050A13?: #050A13 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050A13?: The RGB value is 5, 10, 19: 5 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050A13?: The complementary color is #130E05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050A13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.