What color is #050F15?

#050F15 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 #050F15?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 21: 5 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F15?

The complementary color is #150B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050F15 color

#050F15 rgb(5, 15, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F15 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 8.2% blue (5, 15, 21).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 62% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#050F15 color codes

HEX	`#050F15`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 62%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 76%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.87, -1.56, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.87, 4.65, 250.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.369, 0.428, 0.773)`
Decimal	`331541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F15, 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 #050F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #050F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f15; }
.text { color: #050f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f15, #050715); }

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Questions

What color is #050F15?: #050F15 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 #050F15?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 21: 5 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F15?: The complementary color is #150B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.