What color is #050C01?

#050C01 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050C01?

The RGB value is 5, 12, 1: 5 red, 12 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050C01?

The complementary color is #08010C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050C01?

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.

#050C01 color

#050C01 rgb(5, 12, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #050C01 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 4.7% green and 0.4% blue (5, 12, 1).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 85% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#050C01 color codes

HEX	`#050C01`
RGB	`rgb(5, 12, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 4.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 85%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 92%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 92%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.69, -3.41, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.69, 4.92, 133.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.2, 0.297, 0.076)`
Decimal	`330753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050C01, 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 #050C01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050C01 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 #050C01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050c01; }
.text { color: #050c01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050c01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 12 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050c01, #010c02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #050C01?: #050C01 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050C01?: The RGB value is 5, 12, 1: 5 red, 12 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050C01?: The complementary color is #08010C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050C01?: 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.