What color is #050F08?

#050F08 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050F08?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 8: 5 red, 15 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F08?

The complementary color is #0F050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F08?

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.

#050F08 color

#050F08 rgb(5, 15, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F08 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 3.1% blue (5, 15, 8).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 50% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#050F08 color codes

HEX	`#050F08`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 50%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 67%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 47%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.54, -3.88, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.54, 4.34, 153.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.277, 0.391, 0.291)`
Decimal	`331528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F08, 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 #050F08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F08 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 #050F08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f08; }
.text { color: #050f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f08, #050f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #050F08?: #050F08 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050F08?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 8: 5 red, 15 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F08?: The complementary color is #0F050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F08?: 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.