What color is #050D19?

#050D19 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050D19?

The RGB value is 5, 13, 25: 5 red, 13 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050D19?

The complementary color is #191105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050D19 color

#050D19 rgb(5, 13, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #050D19 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.1% green and 9.8% blue (5, 13, 25).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 67% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#050D19 color codes

HEX	`#050D19`
RGB	`rgb(5, 13, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 67%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 80%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 48%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.53, 0.45, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.53, 7.88, 273.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.382, 0.39, 0.975)`
Decimal	`331033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050D19, 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 #050D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #050D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050d19; }
.text { color: #050d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 13 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050d19, #070519); }

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Questions

What color is #050D19?: #050D19 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050D19?: The RGB value is 5, 13, 25: 5 red, 13 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050D19?: The complementary color is #191105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.