What color is #050C09?

#050C09 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 #050C09?

The RGB value is 5, 12, 9: 5 red, 12 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050C09?

The complementary color is #0C0508, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050C09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050C09 color

#050C09 rgb(5, 12, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #050C09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 4.7% green and 3.5% blue (5, 12, 9).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 41% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#050C09 color codes

HEX	`#050C09`
RGB	`rgb(5, 12, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 4.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 41%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 58%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 25%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.84, -2.29, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.84, 2.35, 167.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.243, 0.315, 0.306)`
Decimal	`330761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050C09, 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 #050C09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050C09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	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 #050C09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050c09; }
.text { color: #050c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050c09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 12 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050c09, #050c0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050C09?: #050C09 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 #050C09?: The RGB value is 5, 12, 9: 5 red, 12 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050C09?: The complementary color is #0C0508, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050C09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.