What color is #051009?

#051009 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051009?

The RGB value is 5, 16, 9: 5 red, 16 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051009?

The complementary color is #10050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051009?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051009 color

#051009 rgb(5, 16, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #051009 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 6.3% green and 3.5% blue (5, 16, 9).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 52% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#051009 color codes

HEX	`#051009`
RGB	`rgb(5, 16, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 6.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 52%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 69%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 44%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.82, -4.28, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.82, 4.7, 155.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.297, 0.423, 0.324)`
Decimal	`331785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051009, 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 #051009	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051009 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #051009 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051009; }
.text { color: #051009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051009; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 16 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051009, #05100e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051009?: #051009 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051009?: The RGB value is 5, 16, 9: 5 red, 16 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051009?: The complementary color is #10050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051009?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.