What color is #051206?

#051206 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051206?

The RGB value is 5, 18, 6: 5 red, 18 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051206?

The complementary color is #120511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051206?

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.

#051206 color

#051206 rgb(5, 18, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #051206 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.1% green and 2.4% blue (5, 18, 6).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 57% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#051206 color codes

HEX	`#051206`
RGB	`rgb(5, 18, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.1%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 57%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 72%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 67%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.32, -5.84, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.32, 7.02, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.312, 0.478, 0.248)`
Decimal	`332294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051206, 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 #051206	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051206 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 #051206 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051206; }
.text { color: #051206; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051206; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 18 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051206, #05120d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051206?: #051206 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051206?: The RGB value is 5, 18, 6: 5 red, 18 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051206?: The complementary color is #120511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051206?: 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.