What color is #050E10?

#050E10 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050E10?

The RGB value is 5, 14, 16: 5 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050E10?

The complementary color is #100705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050E10 color

#050E10 rgb(5, 14, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #050E10 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.5% green and 6.3% blue (5, 14, 16).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.5:1).

#050E10 color codes

HEX	`#050E10`
RGB	`rgb(5, 14, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 12%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.47, -2.11, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.47, 2.81, 221.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.313, 0.384, 0.548)`
Decimal	`331280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050E10, 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 #050E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.5:1	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 #050E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050e10; }
.text { color: #050e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 14 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050e10, #050910); }

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Questions

What color is #050E10?: #050E10 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050E10?: The RGB value is 5, 14, 16: 5 red, 14 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050E10?: The complementary color is #100705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.