What color is #050D02?

#050D02 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050D02?

The RGB value is 5, 13, 2: 5 red, 13 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050D02?

The complementary color is #0A020D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050D02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050D02 color

#050D02 rgb(5, 13, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #050D02 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.1% green and 0.8% blue (5, 13, 2).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 73% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#050D02 color codes

HEX	`#050D02`
RGB	`rgb(5, 13, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.1%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 73%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 85%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 85%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.93, -3.73, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.93, 5.11, 136.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.217, 0.324, 0.109)`
Decimal	`331010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050D02, 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 #050D02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050D02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #050D02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050d02; }
.text { color: #050d02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050d02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 13 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050d02, #020d04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #050D02?: #050D02 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050D02?: The RGB value is 5, 13, 2: 5 red, 13 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050D02?: The complementary color is #0A020D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050D02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.