What color is #050C0E?

#050C0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050C0E?

The RGB value is 5, 12, 14: 5 red, 12 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050C0E?

The complementary color is #0E0705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050C0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050C0E color

#050C0E rgb(5, 12, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #050C0E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 4.7% green and 5.5% blue (5, 12, 14).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 47% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.71:1).

#050C0E color codes

HEX	`#050C0E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 12, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 4.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 47%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 64%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 14%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.95, -1.53, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.95, 2.18, 225.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.273, 0.327, 0.464)`
Decimal	`330766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050C0E, 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 #050C0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050C0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #050C0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050c0e; }
.text { color: #050c0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050c0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 12 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050c0e, #05070e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050C0E?: #050C0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050C0E?: The RGB value is 5, 12, 14: 5 red, 12 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050C0E?: The complementary color is #0E0705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050C0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.