What color is #050E06?

#050E06 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050E06?

The RGB value is 5, 14, 6: 5 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050E06?

The complementary color is #0E050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050E06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050E06 color

#050E06 rgb(5, 14, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #050E06 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.5% green and 2.4% blue (5, 14, 6).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 47% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.59:1).

#050E06 color codes

HEX	`#050E06`
RGB	`rgb(5, 14, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 47%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 64%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 57%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.25, -3.65, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.25, 4.33, 147.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.252, 0.359, 0.228)`
Decimal	`331270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050E06, 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 #050E06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050E06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.59:1	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 #050E06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050e06; }
.text { color: #050e06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050e06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 14 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050e06, #050e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #050E06?: #050E06 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050E06?: The RGB value is 5, 14, 6: 5 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050E06?: The complementary color is #0E050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050E06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.