What color is #050E11?

#050E11 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050E11?

The RGB value is 5, 14, 17: 5 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050E11?

The complementary color is #110805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050E11 color

#050E11 rgb(5, 14, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #050E11 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.5% green and 6.7% blue (5, 14, 17).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 55% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#050E11 color codes

HEX	`#050E11`
RGB	`rgb(5, 14, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 55%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 71%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 18%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.49, -1.92, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.49, 3.06, 231.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.321, 0.387, 0.588)`
Decimal	`331281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050E11, 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 #050E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	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 #050E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050e11; }
.text { color: #050e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 14 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050e11, #050811); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #050E11?: #050E11 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050E11?: The RGB value is 5, 14, 17: 5 red, 14 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050E11?: The complementary color is #110805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.