What color is #05110B?

#05110B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05110B?

The RGB value is 5, 17, 11: 5 red, 17 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05110B?

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

Is black or white text better on #05110B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05110B color

#05110B rgb(5, 17, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #05110B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 6.7% green and 4.3% blue (5, 17, 11).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 55% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#05110B color codes

HEX	`#05110B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 17, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 6.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 55%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 71%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 35%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.13, -4.56, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.13, 4.82, 160.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.323, 0.457, 0.388)`
Decimal	`332043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05110B, 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 #05110B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05110B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #05110B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05110b; }
.text { color: #05110b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05110b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 17 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05110b, #051111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #05110B?: #05110B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05110B?: The RGB value is 5, 17, 11: 5 red, 17 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05110B?: The complementary color is #11050B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05110B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.