What color is #050F17?

#050F17 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 #050F17?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 23: 5 red, 15 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F17?

The complementary color is #170D05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F17?

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.

#050F17 color

#050F17 rgb(5, 15, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F17 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 9% blue (5, 15, 23).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 64% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% 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 19.32:1).

#050F17 color codes

HEX	`#050F17`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 64%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 78%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 35%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.94, -1.07, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.94, 5.82, 259.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.388, 0.436, 0.874)`
Decimal	`331543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F17, 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 #050F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F17 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 #050F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f17; }
.text { color: #050f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f17, #050617); }

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Questions

What color is #050F17?: #050F17 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 #050F17?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 23: 5 red, 15 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F17?: The complementary color is #170D05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F17?: 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.