What color is #050F21?

#050F21 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050F21?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 33: 5 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F21?

The complementary color is #211705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050F21 color

#050F21 rgb(5, 15, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F21 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 12.9% blue (5, 15, 33).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 74% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#050F21 color codes

HEX	`#050F21`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 74%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 85%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 55%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.37, 1.97, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.37, 13.03, 278.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.508, 0.484, 1.505)`
Decimal	`331553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F21, 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 #050F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #050F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f21; }
.text { color: #050f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f21, #090521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #050F21?: #050F21 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050F21?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 33: 5 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F21?: The complementary color is #211705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.