What color is #050F40?

#050F40 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050F40?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 64: 5 red, 15 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F40?

The complementary color is #403605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050F40 color

#050F40 rgb(5, 15, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F40 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 25.1% blue (5, 15, 64).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#050F40 color codes

HEX	`#050F40`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 92%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 77%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.72, 17.14, -32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.72, 36.41, 298.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 0.744, 4.932)`
Decimal	`331584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F40, 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 #050F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #050F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f40; }
.text { color: #050f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f40, #190540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #050F40?: #050F40 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050F40?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 64: 5 red, 15 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F40?: The complementary color is #403605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.