What color is #051109?

#051109 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 #051109?

The RGB value is 5, 17, 9: 5 red, 17 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051109?

The complementary color is #11050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051109?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051109 color

#051109 rgb(5, 17, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #051109 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 6.7% green and 3.5% blue (5, 17, 9).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 55% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#051109 color codes

HEX	`#051109`
RGB	`rgb(5, 17, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 6.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 55%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 71%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 47%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.09, -4.84, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.09, 5.38, 154.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.312, 0.453, 0.329)`
Decimal	`332041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051109, 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 #051109	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051109 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #051109 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051109; }
.text { color: #051109; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051109; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 17 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051109, #05110f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051109?: #051109 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 #051109?: The RGB value is 5, 17, 9: 5 red, 17 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051109?: The complementary color is #11050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051109?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.