What color is #051307?

#051307 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051307?

The RGB value is 5, 19, 7: 5 red, 19 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051307?

The complementary color is #130511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051307?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051307 color

#051307 rgb(5, 19, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #051307 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.5% green and 2.7% blue (5, 19, 7).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 58% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#051307 color codes

HEX	`#051307`
RGB	`rgb(5, 19, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.5%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 58%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 74%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 63%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.64, -6.31, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.64, 7.45, 147.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.334, 0.513, 0.282)`
Decimal	`332551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051307, 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 #051307	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051307 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #051307 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051307; }
.text { color: #051307; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051307; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 19 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051307, #05130e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051307?: #051307 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051307?: The RGB value is 5, 19, 7: 5 red, 19 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051307?: The complementary color is #130511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051307?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.