What color is #050E1D?

#050E1D 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 #050E1D?

The RGB value is 5, 14, 29: 5 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050E1D?

The complementary color is #1D1405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050E1D color

#050E1D rgb(5, 14, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #050E1D is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.5% green and 11.4% blue (5, 14, 29).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 71% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#050E1D color codes

HEX	`#050E1D`
RGB	`rgb(5, 14, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 71%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 83%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 52%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.93, 1.14, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.93, 10.49, 276.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.441, 0.435, 1.223)`
Decimal	`331293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050E1D, 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 #050E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #050E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050e1d; }
.text { color: #050e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 14 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050e1d, #08051d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #050E1D?: #050E1D 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 #050E1D?: The RGB value is 5, 14, 29: 5 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050E1D?: The complementary color is #1D1405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.