What color is #050B0B?

#050B0B is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050B0B?

The RGB value is 5, 11, 11: 5 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050B0B?

The complementary color is #0B0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050B0B color

#050B0B rgb(5, 11, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #050B0B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (5, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 38% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

#050B0B color codes

HEX	`#050B0B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 38%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 55%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.67, -1.58, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.67, 1.67, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.243, 0.296, 0.361)`
Decimal	`330507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050B0B, 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 #050B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	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 #050B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050b0b; }
.text { color: #050b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050b0b, #05080b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #050B0B?: #050B0B is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050B0B?: The RGB value is 5, 11, 11: 5 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050B0B?: The complementary color is #0B0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.