What color is #051227?

#051227 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051227?

The RGB value is 5, 18, 39: 5 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051227?

The complementary color is #271A05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051227 color

#051227 rgb(5, 18, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #051227 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.1% green and 15.3% blue (5, 18, 39).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 77% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#051227 color codes

HEX	`#051227`
RGB	`rgb(5, 18, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 77%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 87%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 54%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.52, 2.62, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.52, 15.91, 279.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.645, 0.611, 2.003)`
Decimal	`332327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051227, 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 #051227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #051227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051227; }
.text { color: #051227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 18 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051227, #090527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #051227?: #051227 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051227?: The RGB value is 5, 18, 39: 5 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051227?: The complementary color is #271A05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.