What color is #050D0E?

#050D0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050D0E?

The RGB value is 5, 13, 14: 5 red, 13 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050D0E?

The complementary color is #0E0605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050D0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050D0E color

#050D0E rgb(5, 13, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #050D0E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.1% green and 5.5% blue (5, 13, 14).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 47% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#050D0E color codes

HEX	`#050D0E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 13, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 47%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 64%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 7%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.18, -1.99, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.18, 2.33, 211.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.286, 0.352, 0.468)`
Decimal	`331022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050D0E, 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 #050D0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050D0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	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 #050D0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050d0e; }
.text { color: #050d0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050d0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 13 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050d0e, #05090e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #050D0E?: #050D0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050D0E?: The RGB value is 5, 13, 14: 5 red, 13 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050D0E?: The complementary color is #0E0605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050D0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.