What color is #051210?

#051210 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 #051210?

The RGB value is 5, 18, 16: 5 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051210?

The complementary color is #120507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051210 color

#051210 rgb(5, 18, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #051210 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.1% green and 6.3% blue (5, 18, 16).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 57% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.08:1).

#051210 color codes

HEX	`#051210`
RGB	`rgb(5, 18, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 57%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 72%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.54, -4.3, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.54, 4.31, 183.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.372, 0.502, 0.567)`
Decimal	`332304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051210, 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 #051210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.08:1	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 #051210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051210; }
.text { color: #051210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 18 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051210, #050e12); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #051210?: #051210 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 #051210?: The RGB value is 5, 18, 16: 5 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051210?: The complementary color is #120507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.