What color is #05121D?

#05121D is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05121D?

The RGB value is 5, 18, 29: 5 red, 18 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05121D?

The complementary color is #1D1005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05121D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05121D color

#05121D rgb(5, 18, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #05121D is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.1% green and 11.4% blue (5, 18, 29).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 71% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#05121D color codes

HEX	`#05121D`
RGB	`rgb(5, 18, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 71%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 83%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 38%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5, -1.05, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5, 8.88, 263.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.501, 0.554, 1.243)`
Decimal	`332317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05121D, 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 #05121D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05121D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #05121D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05121d; }
.text { color: #05121d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05121d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 18 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05121d, #05061d); }

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Questions

What color is #05121D?: #05121D is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05121D?: The RGB value is 5, 18, 29: 5 red, 18 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05121D?: The complementary color is #1D1005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05121D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.