What color is #051112?

#051112 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051112?

The RGB value is 5, 17, 18: 5 red, 17 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051112?

The complementary color is #120605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051112?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051112 color

#051112 rgb(5, 17, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #051112 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 6.7% green and 7.1% blue (5, 17, 18).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 57% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#051112 color codes

HEX	`#051112`
RGB	`rgb(5, 17, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 6.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 57%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 72%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 6%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.31, -3.32, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.31, 3.77, 208.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.372, 0.477, 0.645)`
Decimal	`332050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051112, 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 #051112	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051112 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	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 #051112 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051112; }
.text { color: #051112; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051112; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 17 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051112, #050b12); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #051112?: #051112 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051112?: The RGB value is 5, 17, 18: 5 red, 17 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051112?: The complementary color is #120605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051112?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.